FNUS76 KPDT 241533
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FREE BRIDGE 2  431...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
832 AM PDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE REGION TODAY FOR HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS BUT A SMALL WEATHER SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL
BRING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME LATE DAY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH) 1200
1200        83             34            N 3-5
1400        87             27            N 4-8
1600        90             25            N 4-8
1800        89             28            N 3-7


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BY MIDDAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.FREEB.01/PDT