FNUS76 KPDT 251152
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
452 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HAINES OF 5 (MODERATE) FROM 2300 TONIGHT TO 0500 SUNDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE
AREA IN EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OTHERWISE...PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR INCREASING WINDS EACH
DAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY...HOT...AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3
TO                     8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
10                     MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    WEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW) UNTIL 2300...THEN 5 (MODERATE) FROM 2300
                    TO 0500.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.EAST_.01/PDT