FNUS76 KPDT 222343
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THEIMER  2...BIFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
443 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.
THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED CUMULUS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. A STABLE WEATHER
PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. THEN AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


***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.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    BETWEEN 2000 AND 2400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH AROUND 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.THEIM.03/PDT