FNUS76 KPDT 041632
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG PRONG...NORTHEAST INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
933 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0905 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED HOT FOR ANOTHER DAY BEFORE SOME COOLING ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER WALLOWA COUNTY.

***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. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93 TOP...94-98 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16% BOTTOM...20% TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY THEN
                    SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST BECOMING 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65 BOTTOM...65-70 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65% BOTTOM...35-45% TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 TOP...88-93 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20% BOTTOM...20-25% TOP
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
60 TO 65. HIGHS 76 TO 84. NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
57 TO 62. HIGHS 69 TO 76. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
54 TO 59. HIGHS 69 TO 74. WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 56 TO 61. HIGHS 73 TO 78.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 56 TO 61. HIGHS 77 TO 82.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.LONGP.01/PDT