FNUS76 KPDT 021848
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CORNET CREEK...NORTHEAST OREGON INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1150 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1127 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. CORNET CREEK
WILL BE ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AT THIS
POINT EXPECT ISOLATED ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY
AND MONDAY. OTHERWISE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WEST 4-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WEST 5-9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.CORNE.02/PDT