FNUS76 KPDT 181559 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Akawa Butte...Oregon Department of Forestry National Weather Service Pendleton OR 859 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on July 18. ***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds *** ***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages *** ***CWR: Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater *** ***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind multiplied by the mixing height in 100's of ft. Categories are a generalized indicator only: low (< 200), moderate (200-500), high (500-700), and very high (> 700). *** If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please contact our office at (541) 276-8134. .DISCUSSION...Dry and warm conditions will persist over the fore area through the period. Daytime humidities will be in the mid teen both days with moderate overnight recoveries in the upper 50%. Winds will be variable to start shifting N 5-6 mph and gusting to near 16 mph. After 1500, winds will be from the NW at 508 mph becoming light and variable overnight. Tomorrow winds will begin light and variable before shifting to the NE after 11 AM to 7-10 mph. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Areas of smoke late in the morning, then smoke late in the morning. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....85-88. Min humidity........14-19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 5 to 6 mph with gusts to around 16 mph after 1 PM Ridgetop wind.......Variable light winds shifting north 5 to 9 mph with gusts around 20 mph after 2 PM. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Light winds becoming west 8 to 13 mph late in the morning. Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to moderate to high (490-520) in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Smoke early in the evening, then areas of smoke early in the evening. Patchy smoke late in the evening. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 50. Max humidity........57-62 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph after 3 PM becoming light after 11 PM. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 10 mph after 3 PM becoming variable 3 to 5 mph after 11 PM. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL in the evening. Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 12 mph in the evening becoming light, then becoming southwest around 5 mph overnight becoming light. Ventilation Index...Moderate (210) decreasing to low (30) overnight. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 90. Min humidity........12-17 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northeast 5 to 8 mph after 11 AM. Ridgetop wind.......Variable winds 3 to 5 mph shifting northeast 7 to 10 mph after 11 AM. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL early in the morning. Transport winds.....Light winds becoming northwest 6 to 12 mph late in the morning. Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to moderate (330-340) in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Bennese Requested by...SITL Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2617668.0/PDT .DELDT 07/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mckenna.armantrout@odf.oregon.gov