FNUS76 KPDT 020211
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
711 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA DRY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A DISTURBANCE ON WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE MID
LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

***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.....RIDGE TOPS 54...VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS 45 PERCENT.
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.NORTH.01/PDT