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Spot Forecast for Anthony Fire...USFS WWF
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
137 PM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 PDT on July 09.
***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...Winds will be from the northwest this afternoon,
then shifting overnight to the southwest. Winds will then
shift to the east before tomorrow afternoon. RHs will dip into
the mid teens this afternoon, but improve slightly into the lower
20s tomorrow afternoon. Overnight recovery will be poor to
moderate. Inversion is expected to develop between 8PM and 9PM
this evening, then breakdown between 9AM to 10AM.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 9 mph.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (370).

TIME (PDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............66  67  67  67  65  62  59  55  53  52  52  50
RH..............22  21  22  23  27  31  41  47  47  45  41  43
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   7   8   7   7
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  8   10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........42-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    west after 8PM, then shifting to the southwest
around 12AM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
west 5 to 8 mph after 8PM, then shifting to
the southwest around 12AM.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 9 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (180) decreasing to low (30) overnight.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming mostly sunny
                    (35-45 percent). Patchy smoke in the morning
                    and early afternoon, then areas of smoke late
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the east
around 11AM.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the north
5 to 10 mph around 11AM.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest
                    late in the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Low (80) increasing to very high (720) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Alix Christman
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617104.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL alix.christman@usda.gov