FNUS76 KPDT 260100
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1728 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA WILL HAVE TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS OVER THE
 NEXT 24 HOURS. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY FOR DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS.

***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.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST AFTER 1900.
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    0000. BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    0400.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090825.NORTH.01/PDT