FNUS76 KPDT 121954
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR RIDGE...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1255 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1224 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL BRING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS NEAR
THE BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS EXPECTED.  THE AIR MASS IS UNSTABLE...THUS THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF A THUNDERSTORM.  THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO IDAHO FRIDAY WITH SHOWERS ENDING IN NORTHEAST OREGON.

***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 CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-11 MPH
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1...POSSIBLY 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
LAL.................1...POSSIBLY 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...M  WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.COUGA.02/PDT