FNUS76 KPDT 121251
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...UMATILLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
545 AM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0514 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND THURSDAY TO THE FIRE AREA. IN ADDITION COOLER AND MORE
HUMID AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-79...EXCEPT 70-73 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33...EXCEPT 33-36 PERCENT RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20-FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64...EXCEPT 57-61 RIDGES.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WINDS (20-FT).......UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.NORTH.01/PDT