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Spot Forecast for THREE QUEENS...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
507 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 22.
***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...Upper level high pressure over the region will
continue to bring hot temperatures today, however upper level
low pressure building offshore will bring onshore flow and
increasing winds through the Cascade gaps tomorrow. Winds
will be from the northwest through the period. Showers and
isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop tonight and
impact the fire area with potential for gusty outflow winds.
Isolated thunderstorms will redevelop tomorrow afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Patchy smoke in the
                    morning and early afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....92-95.
Min humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope winds becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph
around 2PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph
around 2PM.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west 5 to
                    10 mph late in the morning.
Ventilation Index...Low (40) increasing to moderate (280) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10
Temp............65  67  71  76  82  85  89  90  91  91  92  90
RH..............43  47  44  35  31  28  27  27  27  28  28  30
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..2   2   3   2   3   3   4   4   5   6   7   7
20 FT wind gust.                4   5   6       8   10  10  11

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-55 percent). Chance of
                    showers late in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.9 percent.
Min temperature.....62-65.
Max humidity........73-78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (140) decreasing to low (30) overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.13 percent.
Max temperature.....79-82.
Min humidity........57-62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 13 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (80) increasing to moderate (240) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...WA-OWF-CERD
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617508.4/PDT
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL katelyn.page@usda.gov