FNUS76 KPDT 250208
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
708 PM PDT MON AUG 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE FAIR WEATHER TONIGHT WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN DRAINAGE WINDS. A WEAKENED DRY COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY
WILL BRING COOLER MAX TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY.

***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...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100 AND THEN SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0100.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090824.NORTH.01/PDT