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Spot Forecast for THREE QUEENS...USFS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
252 PM PDT Wed Jul 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 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...Dry conditions will persist over the fore today
with minimum humidity in the low 20% and NW winds 5-8 mph
becoming diurnal overnight. Overnight recoveries will be in the
low to mid 50%. Thursday will see NW winds 5-8 mph with humidity
near 15%. Chances of thunderstorms over the fire begin after 1400
with 10-15% chances. These storms have the capability to produce
small hail and heavy rain. The main concern will be the gusty out-
flow winds of 20-40 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.2 percent.
Max temperature.....92-95.
Min humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 9 mph.
Ventilation Index...

TIME (PDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10
Temp............92  91  90  88  82  78  75  73  70  69  68  66
RH..............27  29  30  35  44  47  49  51  55  56  59  63
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   5   4   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  10  7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.8 percent.
Min temperature.....62-65.
Max humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph, becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph becoming diurnal.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (120) decreasing to low (40) overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers. Patchy smoke late in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.15 percent.
Max temperature.....80-83.
Min humidity........53-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    around thunderstorms after 1400.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    around thunderstorms after 1400.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 13 mph.
Ventilation Index...Low (60) increasing to low (160) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...WA-OWF-CERD
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617776.3/PDT
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL katelyn.page@usda.gov