


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
672 FNUS76 KPDT 080502 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for CM RICE FIRE...WALLA WALLA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 4 National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1002 PM PDT Mon Jul 7 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 PDT on July 07. ***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. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...An upper-level ridge of high pressure will keep hot, dry conditions in place through Tuesday. A weak front will move through the area Tuesday night into Wednesday leading to cooler temperatures, breezy southwest to west winds, and low relative humidity on Wednesday. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....62-65. Max humidity........45-50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 4-6 mph shifting to the southeast 5-8 mph overnight, then shifting to the south-southwest early in the morning. Ridgetop wind.......North winds 4-6 mph shifting to the southeast 5-8 mph overnight, then shifting to the south-southwest early in the morning. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300-600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Becoming southeast 5-8 mph overnight, then shifting to the south 7-9 mph early morning. Ventilation Index...Poor (30) overnight. TIME (PDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM Chc of ltng (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............78 75 72 69 67 66 65 63 63 68 75 80 RH..............31 33 38 41 42 44 47 48 49 48 42 37 20 FT wind dir..N E E E SE SE SE S S S SW SW 20 FT wind spd..5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 20 FT wind gust. 11 11 .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.1 percent. Max temperature.....100-103. Min humidity........9-14 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South-southwest winds 6-10 mph early morning, becoming southwest to west winds 7-11 mph with gusts up to 15 mph late morning and afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......South-southwest winds 6-10 mph early morning, becoming southwest to west winds 7-11 mph with gusts up to 15 mph late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......Increasing to 5000-5500 ft AGL by late morning. Transport winds.....Southwest 8-12 mph. Ventilation Index...Poor (100) increasing to fair (430) in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (15-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.1 percent. Min temperature.....63-66. Max humidity........60-65 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 400-600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West to southwest 8-12 mph. Ventilation Index...Fair (260) decreasing to poor (50) overnight. $$ Forecaster...Plunkett Requested by...BRANDON MCKINNEY Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2517509.1/PDT .DELDT 07/07/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL imt@wwfire4.com,bmckinney@wwfire4.com