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Spot Forecast for Paradise Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
556 AM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on July 19.
***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...
A warming and drying trend continues with minimum relative
humidities falling into the upper 20s Sunday and low 20s Monday.
Winds will generally be light with sustained speeds less than 12
mph, with a gust up to 20 mph possible at times. Overnight
recoveries will be poor Sunday night. Expect an increase in
passing mid and high level clouds Monday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-20 percent) in the morning becoming
                    partly sunny (20-40 percent) in the afternoon.
                    Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-75.
Min humidity........26-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 6 to 11 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest 9 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 18 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (50) increasing to moderate (200) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............60  62  65  66  68  71  71  72  73  73  71  69
RH..............50  48  45  43  38  35  32  30  28  27  28  30
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..6   9   10  10  10  10  11  11  10  9   8   6
20 FT wind gust.        13  14  15  15  17  18  16  15  13  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-60 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....59-62.
Max humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening
                    becoming northeast 1 to 4 mph after 2100.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10 to 13 mph in the evening
                    becoming northeast 2 to 5 mph after 2100
Mixing height.......Falling to 500 ft AGL around 2100.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 14 mph in the evening
                    shifting east-southeast 2 to 5 mph after 2100.
Ventilation Index...Low (40) decreasing to low (30) overnight.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-90 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....74-78.
Min humidity........19-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning
                    becoming north 5 to 8 mph after 1500.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning becoming
                    north 6 to 9 mph after 1500.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 4300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East-southeast 2 to 6 mph in the morning
                    becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after 1100.
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to low (120) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...NWS Spokane
Requested by...Charles Vickery
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617736.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/19/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL charles.vickery@usda.gov,vickeryc@hotmail.com