FNUS76 KPDT 260031
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHITIKE HEADWATERS...OR-WSA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
529 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL CROSS THE BURN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN VERY UNSTABLE LOW LEVELS INTO THIS EVENING
AND THIS SHOULD PROMOTE SIGNIFICANT PLUME DEVELOPMENT. EXPECT
WINDS TO SHIFT WESTERLY BY LATE EVENING AND REMAIN SO FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY THURSDAY BUT
WITH SOME MODERATION OF HUMIDITY.

***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.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    AND INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...VPAPOL
REQUESTED BY...N LUCEI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.SHITI.01/PDT