FNUS76 KPDT 270333
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
833 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
812 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1937 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALLOW TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY
OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER ON THURSDAY. BECOMING MODERATELY UNSTABLE
TOMORROW WITH THE HAINES INDEX REACHING 5.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST WINDS
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900.
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20) FT........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 410 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 93 TO 98.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS
81 TO 93. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS
77 TO 82. NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS
77 TO 82. SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 81 TO 86.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 85 TO 90.

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REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE