FNUS76 KPDT 261745
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 630...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1045 AM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL FACILITATE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH
LIGHT WINDS TODAY. THERE WILL BE MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT.
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL COME INLAND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT VERY LITTLE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 3
                    TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.630__.01/PDT