FNUS76 KPDT 012312 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR 398...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 412 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 PDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE EVENING...THOUGH THE BETTER CHANCES WILL BE EAST OF FIRE. MARINE AIR SPILLING OVER THE CASCADES WILL KEEP WINDS GUSTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY. WEAK INSTABILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...MAINLY BEFORE SUNSET. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-48. MAX HUMIDITY........92-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-72. MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS GUSTS TO 17 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130801.0398_.01/PDT