FNUS76 KPDT 162247
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INCIDENT 267...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
347 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1527 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WITH SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH
KEEPING CONDITIONS WARM AND DRY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT. OVERNIGHT SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL
RESULT IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. LOW PRESSURE ENTERING CANADA
FLATTENS RIDGE ON SATURDAY AND BRINGS A THREAT OF THUNDER NEAR THE
INCIDENT.

***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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW FLAT CUMULUS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) WITH STABILITY COMPONENT OF 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) WITH DRYNESS COMPONENT OF 3.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW FLAT CUMULUS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) WITH STABILITY COMPONENT OF 3.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...MARK NOYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.INCID.02/PDT