583
FNUS76 KPDT 241805
FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for KETTLE CREEK...FS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1105 AM PDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 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.

.DISCUSSION...Dry and breezy conditions will persist over the fire
area today and tomorrow. Winds will be from the S 6-13 mph shifting
to the W after 1900 and persisting overnight. Minimum humidity
will be in the low 30% with overnight recoveries in the upper 60%.
Saturday winds will be from the SW at 6-13 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Humidity will be in the mid 40%

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.2 percent.
Max temperature.....71-74.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 15 mph
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 13 mph.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (440).

TIME (PDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............66  69  70  70  71  70  69  69  65  62  59  58
RH..............41  38  36  34  36  38  41  46  56  64  70  69
20 FT wind dir..W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   8   8   11  12  12  13  13  13  13  12  12
20 FT wind gust.10  11  13  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  14  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.2 percent.
Min temperature.....53-56.
Max humidity........63-68 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 13 mph shifting to west
                    winds after 1900.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 15 mph shifting to west
                    winds after 1900.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 13 mph.
Ventilation Index...Moderate (250) decreasing to low (50)
                    overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.4 percent.
Max temperature.....59-62.
Min humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph
                    after 1100.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
                    after 1100.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23
                    mph late in the morning.
Ventilation Index...Low (140) increasing to very high (840) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...Elias Meyer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618142.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wacwc@firenet.gov