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Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
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Spot Forecast for Jane 102 RX...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
630 AM PDT Mon Oct 26 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on October 26.
***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...A low pressure system approaching the region will
bring increasing chances (35-60%) of light rain/snow to the burn
site through this afternoon, then a slight chance (15-20%) tomorrow
morning and afternoon. West winds are expected to increase this
afternoon then weaken overnight tonight. Winds will remain 10 mph
or less tomorrow. Ventilation is expected to become high by this
afternoon, then become low as a low level inversion redevelops
around 6PM this evening.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Rain showers
likely in the morning, then chance of rain
showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................34 percent decreasing to 11 percent late in the
afternoon.
Chance of lightning.7 percent.
Max temperature.....44-47.
Min humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 13 mph
with gusts to around 19 mph after 10AM.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 24 mph after 10AM.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 to 18 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph
late in the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Low (90) increasing to high (550) in the
afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
Chc of ltng (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
Temp............36 36 36 38 39 40 42 40 40 40 40 38
RH..............69 71 75 79 80 81 77 75 74 72 69 73
20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT wind spd..5 6 6 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 10
20 FT wind gust. 12 13 13 16 17 19 14 13
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers early in the evening. Slight
chance of rain showers and snow showers early
in the morning.
CWR.................11 percent.
Chance of lightning.3 percent.
Min temperature.....33-36.
Max humidity........77-82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph decreasing to 4 to
7 mph around 9PM.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 13 mph with gusts to around
23 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph around 9PM.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (100).
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers and snow showers in the morning,
then chance of rain showers late in the
morning. Slight chance of rain showers late in
the afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent decreasing to 1 percent late in the
afternoon.
Chance of lightning.6 percent.
Max temperature.....43-46.
Min humidity........64-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 14 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (90) increasing to moderate (360) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Burns Dispatch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623625.14/PDT
.DELDT 10/26/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jeffrey.hussey@usda.gov,kevin.percy@usda.gov,christopher.ramiskey@usda.gov,orbic@firenet.gov