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Spot Forecast for Three Queens...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
423 AM PDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0514 PDT on July 17.
***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 conditions are expected through Saturday.

MIN RH values will be 40 to 45 percent today and 45 to 50 percent on Saturday,
with excellent overnight recoveries.

Winds will generally be from the west.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming sunny (0-5
                    percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....75-78.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming west 5 to 8 mph
                    early in the morning.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds around 5 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming west 5 to 8 mph
                    early in the morning.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (80) increasing to low (190) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............55  53  54  56  60  64  67  70  73  73  74  75
RH..............79  81  78  74  66  59  52  48  45  44  44  46
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   4   5   5   5   6   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   10  10  11  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....50-53.
Max humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light, then becoming west 5 to 7 mph after 3
                    am.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (160) decreasing to low (60) overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....73-76.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds around 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15
                    mph in the afternoon, with gusts up to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (120) increasing to moderate (330) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Nierenberg
Requested by...Nicholas Steel
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617467.1/PDT
.DELDT 07/17/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nicholas.steel@usda.gov