FNUS76 KPDT 280152
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANCOCK...COIMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
652 PM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1829 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY
FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OVER DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY PRODUCING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT TO
MODERATE WITH THE STORMS.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12MPH G20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.HANCO.01/PDT