FNUS76 KPDT 210243
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
745 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1924 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS FRIDAY.

***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...BECOMING MAINLY CLEAR LATER
                    TONIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 9-16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........COOLER. SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.NORTH.01/PDT