FNUS76 KPDT 052140
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 174...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
239 PM PDT TUE JUL 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1422 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED HOT AND DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT THROUGH THE EVENING THEN BECOME NEAR CALM OVERNIGHT. A
SIMILAR WIND PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO
THE REGION.



***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 TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 2 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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