FNUS76 KPDT 281600
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 614...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 AM PDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE MOVING OVER THE REGION
TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS UNSTABLE AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
NEXT WEEK AND COULD BRING BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY
ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

***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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI DANISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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