642
FNUS76 KPDT 301235
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Starvation 2A...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
535 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on September 30.
***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...High pressure building over the region will result
in light diurnally driven winds the next several days. Afternoon
RHs will be in the mid 40s today, then decrease to the low 30s
tomorrow. Overnight recovery will be excellent. Low level inversion
will begin to lift around 9AM this morning and around 10AM
tomorrow morning, with the inversion developing between 6 and 7PM
this evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.1 percent.
Max temperature.....64-67.
Min humidity........46-51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 3 to 6 mph shifting to the
northwest 5 to 8 mph around 10AM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 3 to 6 mph shifting to the
northwest 5 to 10 mph around 10AM.
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (70) increasing to moderate (330) in the
                    afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....42-45.
Max humidity........89-94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph becoming light
drainage winds after 7PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
west 4 to 7 mph around 8PM.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL early in the evening then 500 ft
                    AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation Index...Low (40) decreasing to low (30) overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....70-73.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming west winds 3 to 6 mph
around 1PM.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West around 6 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to moderate (290) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Andrew Hayes
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/30/26
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.EMAIL mark.moeller@usda.gov,andrew.c.hayes@usda.gov,eaglecapwfm@gmail.com,todd.pederson@usda.gov