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Spot Forecast for Audubon...WA DNR
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
712 AM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on July 22.
***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...Upper level high pressure over the region will
continue to bring hot temperatures to the fire area today and
into tomorrow. Winds will increase from the northwest as
an upper level low pressure system gradually approaches from
offshore. Otherwise, unstable conditions will increase today with
isolated thunderstorms east of the fire area tonight and tomorrow
afternoon. Gusty outflow winds from storms may impact the fire
site.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....96-99.
Min humidity........16-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph
after 11AM.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph after
11AM.
Mixing height.......8900 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest
                    6 to 7 mph late in the morning.
Ventilation Index...Low (90) increasing to moderate (400) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10
Temp............70  76  82  88  90  92  94  94  95  96  95  94
RH..............44  37  29  26  23  23  22  21  21  22  23  24
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   N
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   5   6   8   8   7   6   7   9
20 FT wind gust.5   5                   10  10              12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-55 percent). Patchy smoke
                    early in the evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.8 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 70.
Max humidity........44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph with gusts up to
21 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 to 16 mph.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (250) decreasing to low (60)
                    overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.12 percent.
Max temperature.....92-95.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph with gusts up to 24 mph.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 16 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 7 to 8 mph late in the morning, then
                    shifting to the northwest around 15 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation Index...Low (140) increasing to moderate (490) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Lawhorn
Requested by...Andrew Clark
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617952.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL andrew.clark@dnr.wa.gov