FNUS76 KPDT 160338
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INCIDENT 268...USFS, EAGLE CAP RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
835 PM PDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION AND PROVIDE
THE AREA WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...VINCENT PAPOL
REQUESTED BY...EBAN BABB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090715.INCID.01/PDT