FNUS76 KPDT 301527
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG PRONG...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
827 AM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY TODAY.
WEAK NORTHERLY GRADIENTS WILL CAUSE SOME ENHANCEMENT OF THE UP
VALLEY AND UPSLOPE WINDS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING SOUTH FROM
CANADA MAY CAUSE A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TOP...87 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-11 MPH AFTER 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-11 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62 TOP...55-57 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT TOP...60-65 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 6-11 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3-6 MPH AFT 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 7-11 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THE PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86 TOP...90-92 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH 5-10 MPH BY NOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 10-12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
64 TO 69. HIGHS 84 TO 90. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 66 TO 71. HIGHS 84 TO 90. EAST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS 85 TO 91. NORTHEAST WINDS
3-6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS 85 TO 91.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 61 TO 66. HIGHS 83 TO 89.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...JASON LYMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.LONGP.01/PDT