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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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Spot Forecast for Three Queens...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
501 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 24.
***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...Light winds persist with light winds generally less
than 12 mph sustained through Friday night. Breezy winds with gusts
up to 15 to 25 mph possible by the afternoon to later afternoon hours
Saturday. Relative humidities will drop in the 30 to 40 percent range
with good overnight recoveries. Relative humidities during the
day on Saturday improve to the 50 to 60 percent range.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....82-85.
Min humidity........33-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph by noon.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 7 to 12 mph by noon.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (70) increasing to moderate (260) in the
afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............55 60 69 76 79 80
RH..............79 72 57 45 38 38
20 ft wind......W 4 W 4 W 5 W 7 W 8 W 8
20 ft wind gust.6 6 6 10 11 14
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Patchy smoke in
the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....55-60.
Max humidity........72-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light by 10 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 7 to 12 mph becoming light by 10 PM.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL in the evening then 500 ft AGL early
in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (160) decreasing to low (30) overnight.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.2 percent.
Max temperature.....69-72.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 7 to 12 mph with
gusts to around 15 to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 20 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 15 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (80) increasing to moderate (350) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Day
Requested by...Matthew Hundt
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618079.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Matthew.Hundt@usda.gov