FNUS76 KPDT 301542 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 119...USFS OCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 842 AM PDT SAT MAY 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 PDT ON MAY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INSTABILITY DUE TO SURFACE HEATING AND MOISTURE CARRIED IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL CREATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. GRADUAL COOLING IS EXPECTED AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA EXCEPT FROM THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WHICH CAN CREATE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. STORMS SHOULD BE LESS STRONG THAN ON FRIDAY. ***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS*** ***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES*** ***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER*** ***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE*** .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 67 45 UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH 1200 75 36 NORTH 1-3 MPH 1400 78 29 NORTH 2-4 MPH 1600 79 28 NORTH 3-5 MPH 1800 76 29 NORTH 2-4 MPH 2000 68 40 NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH 2200 60 57 DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH 0000 56 64 DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090530.INC11.01/PDT