FNUS76 KPDT 130126
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1757 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TONIGHT...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.

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 1 TO 5 UNTIL 1100 THEN NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.NORTH.02/PDT