FNUS76 KPDT 281658
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK...NORTHEAST INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
957 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0928 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES
6 CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...HOT DRY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TURNING COOLER
SATURDAY WITH MORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.

***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.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 75 TO 82. NORTHEAST WINDS
2 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 75 TO 81. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO
5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 81 TO 87. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 87 TO 92.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 88 TO 93.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.HOGBA.05/PDT