FNUS76 KPDT 031029
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD MAN CANYON...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
330 AM PDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0255 PDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER TODAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. WINDS NOT
AS BREEZY AS TUESDAY BUT COULD STILL GUST TO NEAR 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. WEATHER DISTURBANCE
MOVES INLAND ON THURSDAY FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BUT WILL BE WARM AND DRY OTHERWISE.

***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........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        56             71           SW 3
0800        63             54           SW 3
1000        71             37           SW 4
1200        80             25          WNW 4
1400        85             20           NW 4
1600        87             17           NW 7
1800        86             19           NW 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110802.DEADM.01/PDT