FNUS76 KPDT 291307
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 283...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PDT FRI JUL 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1807 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MODERATE RH RECOVERIES AND MODERATE HAINES THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN
OREGON THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW RH'S WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
MODERATE RECOVERY AT NIGHT. THE DRY MID LEVELS WILL RESULT IN A
MODERATE HAINES. WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN AND LESS
THAN 10 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN
OREGON THIS WEEKEND...BUT STORMS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
BURN AREA.


***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 0-3 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0-2 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 6-12 MPH...DECREASING TO VARIABLE
                    WIND 0-3 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 0-2 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    2-6 MPH AFTER 10 AM THEN INCREASING TO
                    4-8 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING NORTH 3-6
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...HANNA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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