FNUS76 KPDT 181621

FWSPDT



Spot Forecast for Pilot...Oregon Department of Forestry

National Weather Service Pendleton OR

921 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 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 breezy today with NW winds 8-12 mph and 

gusts to 20 mph shifting N after 8 PM at 5-10 gusting to near

18 mph becoming light and variable overnight. Daytime humidity 

will be in the low to mid teens with good overnight recoveries 

in the upper 40%. Temperatures will be in the 90s. Tomorrow 

winds will start light and variable before becoming NW 5-7 mph

after 1200



.REST OF TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Areas of smoke. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....Around 90. 

Min humidity........10-15 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 

                    around 20 mph. 

Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph with gusts to 

                    around 25 mph. 

Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL. 

Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. 

Ventilation Index...High (550). 



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Smoke in the evening, 

                    then areas of smoke overnight. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Min temperature.....50-53. 

Max humidity........48-53 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 18 

                    mph in the evening becoming light and variable

                    overnight. 

Ridgetop wind.......North winds 7 to 12 mph with gusts to around 22 

                    mph in the evening becoming light and variable

                    overnight. 

Mixing height.......900 ft AGL in the evening. 

Transport winds.....North around 8 mph. 

Ventilation Index...Moderate (350) decreasing to low (30) 

                    overnight. 



.SUNDAY...



Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Chance of lightning.0 percent. 

Max temperature.....89-92. 

Min humidity........6-11 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Light variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph  

                    after 1200. 

Ridgetop wind.......Light variable winds becoming northwest 7 to 9 mph  

                    after 1200. 

Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL early in the morning. 

Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. 

Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to high (500) in the 

                    afternoon. 



$$

Forecaster...Bennese

Requested by...SITL

Type of request...WILDFIRE

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.DELDT 07/18/26

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.EMAIL mckenna.armantrout@odf.oregon.gov