FNUS76 KPDT 031809
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INC   596...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1110 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1042 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1100        86             32            UPSLOPE 2
1300        91             23            UPSLOPE 3
1500        92             20            UPSLOPE 3-4
1700        91             21            UPSLOPE 3-4
1900        84             25            UPSLOPE 2-3
2100        73             38            VAR     2
2300        62             48            DOWNSLOPE 2
0100        58             52            DOWNSLOPE 1

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION BUT THERE WILL
BE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MUCH THE SAME ON TUESDAY.


***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 BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH THE
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WEST TO NORTH AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.INC59.01/PDT