FNUS76 KPDT 181606 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Lower Dry Creek Fire...ODF National Weather Service Pendleton OR 906 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0943 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. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Hot, dry and breezy conditions will persist over the fire area through the tonight. Winds will be from the W to start at 6-12 mph shifting to the S after 8 PM and persisting overnight. Daytime humidity will be in the mid teens with moderate overnight recoveries in the low to mid 50%. Temperatures will be in the 90s. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Patchy smoke late in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....90-93. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 11 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 14 mph. Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 12 mph. Ventilation Index...Low (130-140) increasing to moderate (390) in the afternoon. TIME (PDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............72 79 84 89 91 89 RH..............43 36 30 25 22 20 20 ft wind......SW 11 W 11 W 11 W 11 W 12 W 12 20 ft wind gust.12 12 14 14 14 13 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....60-63. Max humidity........51-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south 5 to 8 mph overnight. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south 7 to 10 mph overnight. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 12 mph shifting to the south 7 to 9 mph overnight. Ventilation Index...Low to moderate (200-210) decreasing to low (40) overnight. $$ Forecaster...Bennese Requested by...Greg Melhorn Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2617485.3/PDT .DELDT 07/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL greg.g.melhorn@odf.oregon.gov