FNUS76 KPDT 081334
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WVFZ PREPAREDNESS...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
634 AM PDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1740 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER
THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WESTERLY FLOW TODAY WILL LEAD
TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
LITTLE RAINFALL. A GREATER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
OCCUR ON THURSDAY WHEN THE FLOW TURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BRINGS
MORE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO THE BURN SITE.

***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 AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2
                    TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...JENNY REINHEARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090707.WVFZP.01/PDT