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Spot Forecast for Three Queens...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
Issued by National Weather Service Seattle WA
301 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 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 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...Warming and dry conditions are expected at the fire
site through Friday, with Friday being the warmest day of the
week. RHs will continue to slowly dip, reaching the 30s to upper
20s in the afternoon. Continued onshore flow will allow for
good RH recoveries overnight. Winds continue to remain diurnally
driven, with northwesterly winds in the afternoon and early
evening, with light drainage winds overnight into the early
morning.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....71-74.
Min humidity........32-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light downslope winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph late in
the morning.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (70) increasing to fair (270) in the
afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............47 53 62 67 70 71
RH..............74 65 51 43 40 41
20 ft wind......NW 4 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 8
20 ft wind gust.7 8 8 10 12 12
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....49-52.
Max humidity........62-68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening
becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (190) decreasing to poor (30) overnight.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........28-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light downslope winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph late in
the morning.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph become light after 8 AM.
West winds 5 to 10 mph resume after 3 PM.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 10 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (60) increasing to poor (200) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...NWS Seattle
Requested by...Matthew Hundt
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618530.1/PDT
.DELDT 07/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Matthew.Hundt@usda.gov