FNUS76 KPDT 100043
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR RIDGE...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
543 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE WILDFIRE UNTIL AROUND 9 PM
THIS EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE UNTIL AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING.
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WILDFIRE FOR
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING UNTIL AROUND 2100.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 4 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 4 MPH UNTIL 0900. THEN
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MITCH WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.COUGA.01/PDT