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Spot Forecast for Ferry Fire...USDA
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
559 PM PDT Fri Jun 13 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 PDT on June 14.
***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 the
   transport wind multiplied by the mixing
   height in 100`s of feet. Index categories
   are a generalized indicator only.***

If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.

.DISCUSSION...Brief high pressure will begin to build over the
fire area from the south on Saturday as winds pick up through the
afternoon, peaking between 2 PM and 9 PM. Excellent (70-75%)
overnight recoveries Saturday morning, but humidities will be
trending drier through the weekend as afternoon humidities drop
into the upper-teens on Sunday. Recoveries also become more
moderate (50-55%) Sunday and Monday mornings.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....74-79.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts of 15 mph,
                    increasing 10 to 15 gusts up to 20 mph after
                    2 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 12 mph with gusts of 18 mph,
                    increasing 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to 23
                    mph after 2 PM.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (180) increasing to fair (470-480) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
Chc of ltng (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............58     67     72     75     77     74
RH..............50     37     29     25     21     24
20 ft wind......W 8    W 8    W 8    NW 12  NW 14  NW 14
20 ft wind gust.12     14     14     17     18     20

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) after 11 PM.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....52-55.
Max humidity........51-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after
                    11 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to 23 mph
                    shifting to the southwest 6 to 12 mph after 11
                    11 PM
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....West 12 to 18 mph.
Ventilation Index...Fair (330-360) decreasing to poor (90-110)
                    overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northwest after 11 AM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    northwest after 11 AM.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (100) increasing to fair (330) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Callihan
Requested by...Ryan Gregg
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2515938.0/PDT
.DELDT 06/13/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL amy.e.lowe@usda.gov,orcoc@firenet.gov,ryan.gregg@usda.gov