FNUS76 KPDT 271522
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
822 AM PDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0746 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE
BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WETTING RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO NORTHWESTERLY
AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON THOUGH TERRAIN INFLUENCES WILL
SHIFT THE WINDS LOCALLY. STRONGER GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE. A
COOLER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED AGAIN UNTIL SUNDAY.

***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 2
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...GOODRICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.MUD__.01/PDT