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FWSPDT

Spot Forecast for Starvation 2A...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1208 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on October 16. 
***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 fire area through 
the forecast period. Winds Friday will be generally from the S and 
SE 5-8 mph through the day today with relative humidity in the upper
teens to low 20% and overnight recoveries above 40%. Saturday will 
see south winds 5-7 mph shifting to the W at 5-8 mph after 1100 with
daytime humidity in the mid to upper 20%.  

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....71-74. 
Min humidity........17-22 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 7 mph after 1200
                    shifting to the southeast around 5 mph shifting 
                    to the south after 1600 becoming light after 1800.  
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL late in the morning. 
Transport winds.....South 7 to 8 mph. 
Ventilation Index...Low (30) increasing to low (150) in the 
                    afternoon. 

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   
Chc of ltng (%).0      0      0      0      0      0      
Temp............37     38     54     65     70     69     
RH..............58     57     41     28     22     21     
20 ft wind......SW 4   SW 4   SW 4   S 5    S 5    S 5    
20 ft wind gust.7      6      6      7      10     10     

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming 
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Min temperature.....43-46. 
Max humidity........47-52 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph.  
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the evening then 500 ft AGL 
                    overnight. 
Transport winds.....South 8 to 13 mph. 
Ventilation Index...Low (40) increasing to low (50) overnight. 

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Chance of lightning.0 percent. 
Max temperature.....66-69. 
Min humidity........26-31 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west 5 
                    to 8 mph after 1100.  
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL early in the morning. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 
                    to 16 mph late in the morning. 
Ventilation Index...Low (40) increasing to moderate (340) in the 
                    afternoon. 

$$
Forecaster...Bennese
Requested by...Ellyse Campbell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/16/26
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.EMAIL todd.pederson@usda.gov,eaglecapwfm@gmail.com,jeffrey.brink@usda.gov,andrew.c.hayes@usda.gov,courtney.fent@usda.gov