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Spot Forecast for WILLOW...BLM
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
535 PM PDT Wed Jul 9 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 PDT on July 09.
***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 the
   transport wind multiplied by the mixing
   height in 100`s of feet. Index categories
   are a generalized indicator only.***

If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.

.DISCUSSION...Aside from a low (15 percent) chance of isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, dry conditions
are forecast through the period as a couple weak weather systems pass
over the region. Northwest to north winds will persist through
the forecast period, strongest in the afternoon and evening hours.
Overnight RH recovery is expected to be good to excellent. Temperatures
will warm Friday through the weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Slight chance (15 percent)
                    of showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of lightning.15 percent.
Max temperature.....80-83.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near any showers
                    or thunderstorms that develop.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-30 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near any showers
                    or thunderstorms that develop.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15-20 mph.
Ventilation Index...Excellent (740).

TIME (PDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
Chc of ltng (%).20  20  20  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............82  81  80  75  69  64  61  57  55  52  51  48
RH..............20  22  23  28  37  45  52  60  67  73  76  80
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..15  15  15  12  12  12  11  11  11  8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.25  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  15  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Slight chance (15
                    percent) of showers and thunderstorms early
                    in the evening.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of lightning.15 percent.
Min temperature.....47-50.
Max humidity........81-86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-30
                    mph in the evening, becoming north winds 7-12
                    mph with gusts of 12-20 mph overnight. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near and showers or
                    thunderstorms early in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-30
                    mph in the evening, becoming north winds 7-12
                    mph with gusts of 12-20 mph overnight. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near and showers or
                    thunderstorms early in the evening.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300-500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North 10-20 mph, strongest in the evening.
Ventilation Index...Excellent (740) decreasing to poor (60)
                    overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of lightning.1 percent.
Max temperature.....80-83.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5-8 mph in the morning,
                    increasing to 7-11 mph with gusts up to 15
                    mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 6-9 mph in the morning,
                    increasing to 8-12 mph with gusts up to 15
                    mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6200-6700 ft AGL by early
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8-12 mph.
Ventilation Index...Poor (90) increasing to fair (450) in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Plunkett
Requested by...NANCY wIGGINS
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517710.0/PDT
.DELDT 07/09/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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