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Spot Forecast for 10 Mile...Central Oregon T3 Team
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
305 PM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 24.
***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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Elevated to critical fire weather conditions expected
with dry relative humidities in the mid teens to lower twenty`s
coupled with breezy winds developing in the afternoon. Wind gusts
could reach up to 20 to 25 mph, especially in the later afternoon
hours. Overnight recoveries will be good hovering in the 70 to 80
percent range.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....98-103.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 7 to 12 mph by
                    1 PM with gusts 10 to 20 mph by 3 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph by
                    1 PM with gusts 15 to 25 mph by 3 PM.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 7 to 12 mph late
                    in the morning, then shifting to the northwest
                    10 to 15 mph late in the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to moderate (450) 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............58     67     78     86     93     95
RH..............72     54     39     28     23     20
20 ft wind......SE 3   S 3    W 3    W 3    W 5    NW 8
20 ft wind gust.              5      6      10     14

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke early
                    in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....59-64.
Max humidity........70-75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    15 to 25 mph becoming light by 11 PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 12 to 17 mph with gusts to
                    20 to 30 mph becoming light by 11 PM.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph becoming light.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (480) decreasing to low (30)
                    overnight.

$$
Forecaster...Day
Requested by...SITL
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618074.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL alexis_martin@firenet.gov