FNUS76 KPDT 112200
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORGAN BUTTE...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
200 PM PDT WED JUL 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 PDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HAINES OF 5 (MODERATE) THURSDAY...
...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN WALLOWA COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE AIR MASS REMAINS UNSTABLE...AND LINGERING MOISTURE
FROM YESTERDAY'S STORMS WILL RESULT IN CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND ISOLATED
LIGHT SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY MID LEVEL AIR AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BRING THE HAINES UP TO A 5 ON THURSDAY. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE ON THURSDAY WILL SEND SOME MID
LEVEL MOISTURE EAST OF THE CASCADES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
WALLOWA COUNTY THURSDAY EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND AND
BRING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


***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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT SHOWER.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE (EAST) 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A FEW SPRINKLES OR A LIGHT
                    SHOWER IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE (VARIABLE-WEST) 0-2 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 4 PM.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST-EAST 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1...BECOMING 2 AFTER 4 PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...KENRIK NEUSTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120711.MORGA.02/PDT