FNUS76 KPDT 310219 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 538...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 718 PM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 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 EVENING. ***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*** .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO REQUESTED BY...IC HINES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100730.INC53.01/PDT