FNUS76 KPDT 041523
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EVANS CREEK...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
823 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0805 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUE HOT TODAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY.

***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. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0 TO 2 MPH MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 3 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...PENNY HUGHES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.EVANS.01/PDT