FNUS76 KPDT 022248
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICROWAVE FIRE...ODF TDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
348 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL BRING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE WASHINGTON CASCADES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
A THUNDERSTORM MAKING ITS WAY NEAR THE FIRE.  THE MAIN IMPACT FROM
THE SYSTEM WILL BE INCREASING WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.

***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***

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM BEFORE 9 AM.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH
                    STRONGEST WINDS EAST SIDE OF FIRE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 22-27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1...POSSIBLY 2 IN THE EARLY MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...DECREASING TO 3-8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH...DECREASING TO 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...INCREASING TO 12-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS
77 TO 82. WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 64 TO 69. HIGHS
70 TO 77. WEST WINDS 4 TO 11 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 59 TO 64. HIGHS
70 TO 75. WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...BETH KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.MICRO.01/PDT