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FNUS76 KPDT 161610
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for CRAM...BLM
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
910 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0930 PDT on July 16.
***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...Warm to hot and dry conditions are forecast through
the remainder of the week. Winds will be northerly today, shifting
to lighter southerly tonight, then becoming westerly to northwesterly
Thursday. Afternoon RHs will be low, in the lower to middle teens.
Overnight recovery will be moderate.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Areas of smoke and haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....93-96.
Min humidity........11-16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 4-8 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph,
                    shifting to the north to northwest 4-8 mph
                    with gusts of 10-15 mph late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast 5-9 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph,
                    shifting to the north to northwest 4-8 mph
                    with gusts of 10-15 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 5500-6000 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5-7 mph shifting to the north to
                    northwest 5-7 mph late in the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Poor (80-90) increasing to fair (210) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............71  75  79  81  85  87  90  91  93  92  91  87
RH..............41  36  31  27  23  20  17  16  14  15  16  18
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..4   4   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.7   7   11  11  11  12  12  12  12  12  12  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke and
                    haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....56-59.
Max humidity........53-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5-8 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph in
                    the evening, shifting to the south 2-5 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 5-8 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph in
                    the evening, shifting to the south 2-5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400-600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5-7 mph in the evening, shifting to the
                    southwest 4-6 mph overnight.
Ventilation Index...Fair (210-220) decreasing to poor (30)
                    overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Areas of smoke and haze.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....96-99.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-6 mph early morning, becoming
                    northwest 5-9 mph late morning and early afternoon,
                    increasing to 7-11 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph
                    late afternoon and evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 4-6 mph early morning, becoming
                    northwest 5-9 mph late morning and early afternoon,
                    increasing to 9-13 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph
                    late afternoon and evening.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500-8000 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 4-7 mph early morning, shifting to the
                    west 8-12 mph by the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Poor (50-60) increasing to good (530) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...ORCOC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517985.2/PDT
.DELDT 07/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL EWHARTON@BLM.GOV,ORCOC@FIRENET.GOV,AROGGENKAMP@BLM.GOV