FNUS76 KPDT 310348
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN   COMPLEX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
848 PM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE
POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS HAS LED TO THE
ISSUANCE OF RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THE AREA. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT
WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.


***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***

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13G18 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...J LOOMIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.BUCKH.01/PDT