FNUS76 KPDT 280234
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POT CREEK WWF...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
735 PM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1925 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON
WILL TRACK ACROSS OREGON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM THAT WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST OREGON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF WETTING RAIN IN THE WALLOWA
MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE WARRANTED
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

***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 THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TOP...52 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT TOP...90 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY 0-3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TOP...91 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT TOP...18 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY 2-4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TOP...55 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT TOP...100 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWN VALLEY 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.POTCR.01/PDT