FNUS76 KPDT 051716
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG PRONG...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1016 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0952 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE IS PRIMED FOR ANOTHER DAY OF ACTIVE
CONVECTION. THERE WILL BE SOME SUN BREAKS THROUGH MIDDAY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WITH BEST CHANCE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS THEN DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY. MORE OF
THE SAME EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH EVENING MORE COOLING.

***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. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 TOP...90-95 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20% BOTTOM...25% TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 TOP...60-65 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60% BOTTOM...70-75% TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH AROUND
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING AND
                    BECOMING EAST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 TOP...82-88 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25% BOTTOM...30-35% TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS 60 TO 75. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 52 TO
57. HIGHS 60 TO 65. WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
57 TO 62. HIGHS 63 TO 76. SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 58 TO 63. HIGHS 76 TO 81.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 59 TO 64. HIGHS 79 TO 84.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.LONGP.01/PDT