FNUS76 KPDT 101456
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORGAN...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
800 AM PDT TUE JUL 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 PDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...THE AIR MASS REMAINS SLIGHTLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE...AND
ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH LAL'S OF 2 TO 3 OVER WALLOWA COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS.

***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. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY WIND 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 3-7 MPH...INCREASING TO 4-10 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................3...BECOMING 1 OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW BUILDUPS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2-6 MPH..
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW)...BORDERLINE 5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...MARY WISTER
REQUESTED BY...KENRIK NEUSTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120710.MORGA.01/PDT