FNUS76 KPDT 271448 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAM...BLM VAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 747 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 720 PDT ON JULY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE MOISTURE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL HELP INITIATE SHOWERS AND 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...DENNIS HULL REQUESTED BY...LUKE SKERJANEC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100726.BEAM_.01/PDT