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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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Spot Forecast for Bologna...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
235 PM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 23.
***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.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY...
.DISCUSSION...Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will
develop into Thursday as dry air with surrounding thunderstorms
are forecasted. Current guidance shows thunderstorms will stay
in the eastern part of OR699 as of now. Will need to monitor,
but a spot closer to the development window is recommended for a
more accurate timing and location of storm development. Otherwise,
overnight recoveries will be moderate to good with humidity values
in the 55 to 60 percent range.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.12 percent.
Max temperature.....90-95.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph by
10 AM, then shifting to the west 5 to
10 mph by 1 PM, then Northwest 6 to 11 mph by
3 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph by
11 AM, then shifting to the west 7 to
12 mph by 1 PM, then Northwest 7 to 12 mph by
3 PM.
Mixing height.......9100 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph early in the morning
becoming light, then becoming southwest 9 to 14
mph late in the morning shifting to the
northwest 12 to 17 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to high to very high
(690-720) 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 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............66 68 71 73 78 82 86 89 90 90 90 89
RH..............60 56 54 51 47 40 35 31 28 27 28 29
20 FT wind dir..N NW S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8
20 FT wind gust.5 6 6 6 6 7 10 11 13 14 14 14
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Min temperature.....60-65.
Max humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light
by midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 12 mph becoming light
by midnight.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 12 mph becoming light.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (360-370) decreasing to low (30)
overnight.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....90-95.
Min humidity........14-19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph by 1 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west 7 to 12 mph by 1 PM.
Mixing height.......10400 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph late
in the morning.
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to moderate (450) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Day
Requested by...Corrin Floyd
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617982.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL corrin_floyd@firenet.gov