FNUS76 KPDT 270236
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
735 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1907 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALLOW TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY
OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER ON THURSDAY.

***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.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 2100
                    THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    THEN BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.NORTH.01/PDT