FNUS76 KPDT 252059
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGRAW...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
200 PM PDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE
BURN AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 66 TO 71. HIGHS 85 TO 90. NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 62
TO 67. HIGHS 84 TO 89. NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59 TO 64. HIGHS 82 TO 87. SOUTH WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 56 TO 61. HIGHS 75 TO 82.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 69 TO 75.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.MCGRA.01/PDT