FNUS76 KPDT 261847
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGRAW...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1148 AM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 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 COULD BE A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS IN THE
AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MODERATE. 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.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 60
TO 65. HIGHS 85 TO 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59 TO 64. HIGHS 82 TO 87. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 69 TO 82. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO
9 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 63 TO 69.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 44 TO 49.
HIGHS 60 TO 65.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.MCGRA.01/PDT