FNUS76 KPDT 312305
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG PRONG...USFS, EAGLE CAP RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
405 PM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 PDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HOT CONDITIONS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES PLUS LIGHT WINDS. THERE WILL BE A VERY SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM CHANCE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON
MONDAY.


***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 IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TOP...88 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT BOTTOM...25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE UPVALLEY WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 BOTTOM...68 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT TOP...50-60 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SWITCHING TO SOUTH
                    OVERNIGHT AND DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TOP...93 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT BOTTOM...20 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    1 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST 2
                    TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 64 TO 69. HIGHS 88 TO 93. WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 65 TO 70. HIGHS 88 TO 93. EAST WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 89 TO 94. EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 63 TO 68. HIGHS 91 TO 96.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 61 TO 66. HIGHS 87 TO 92.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.LONGP.01/PDT