FNUS76 KPDT 051903 CCA
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY CREEK...USFS...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1158 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

CORRECTED TO COMPLETE WINDS ON TABLE

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 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 LIGHTING...

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN MAINLY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY LAST OVERNIGHT. DRY
CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY BEFORE STORMS
DEVELOP. INVERSION DEVELOPS AFTER SUNSET WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT BEST.

***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.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON THEN
                    INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1200        82             22           NW 4-6
1400        84             20           NW 6-8
1600        90             18           N 8-10
1800        83             20           N 12-15
2000        77             25           N 12-14
2200        68             41           N 6-9
0000        62             49           LIGHT
0200        59             55           LIGHT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH  AFTER SUNSET BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
50 TO 55. HIGHS 68 TO 75. WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 68 TO 80. WEST WINDS 5 TO
14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 74 TO 84. WEST WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...KRISTIN WESTMORELAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.MUDDY.01/PDT