FNUS76 KPDT 301626
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OR-MAF-055...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
925 AM PDT SAT MAY 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 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.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.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.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING THEN LIGHT AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...TERI SEVEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090530.ORMAF.01/PDT