FNUS76 KPDT 190024 FWSPDT Spot Forecast for Pace 3...USFS National Weather Service Pendleton OR 524 PM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on March 19. ***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...Moderate (45-55%) overnight humidity recoveries Thursday morning as high temperatures change little from Wednesday. However, afternoon humidities will be improving (+3-5%) and continuing this trend in Friday. Winds will increase through the day and shift from the south to southwest by the afternoon before becoming from the west Thursday evening. Winds will be more elevated on Friday due to a passing cold front that will pass mid-afternoon as gusts of 20-25 mph will be possible. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....74-77. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 11 to 17 mph with gusts up to 23 mph after 1000, peaking between 1300 and 1600. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after 1000, peaking between 1300 and 1600. Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 25 mph late in the afternoon. Ventilation Index...Poor (70) increasing to excellent (940) in the afternoon. TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM Temp............53 61 66 69 72 72 74 72 72 70 64 61 RH..............40 32 27 24 22 22 22 23 24 28 34 39 20 FT wind dir..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT wind spd..8 11 12 13 14 14 16 15 14 12 10 7 20 FT wind gust.11 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Min temperature.....49-52. Max humidity........51-56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 11 mph with gusts to around 18 mph shifting to the south 4 to 8 mph after 2000. Ventilation Index...Fair (200) decreasing to poor (40) overnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Max temperature.....73-76. Min humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 23 mph after noon, peaking between 1400 and 1700. Ridgetop wind.......South winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the west 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to 26 mph after noon, peaking between 1400 and 1700. Transport winds.....South 13 to 17 mph increasing to southwest 24 to 28 mph late in the afternoon. Ventilation Index...Poor (50) increasing to excellent (860) in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Callihan Requested by...Fuels 14 Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2606415.0/PDT .DELDT 03/18/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL tj.whitehall@usda.gov