FNUS76 KPDT 112220
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR RIDGE...NORTHEAST OREGON INTERAGENCY
DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
321 PM PDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING NORTHEAST
OREGON RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE RIDGES. THIS FRONT
WILL SETTLE OVER NORTHEAST OREGON WEDNESDAY BRINGING SOME COOLER AIR
BUT CONTINUED BREEZY OVER THE RIDGES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

***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.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM.IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING
                    THEN DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.COUGA.01/PDT