FNUS76 KPDT 032115
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICROWAVE FIRE...ODF TDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
215 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1335 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER WASHINGTON AND
OREGON THIS WEEKEND.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED...LESS THAN 0.2 OF AN INCH
EXPECTED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

***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***

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM. STRONGEST WINDS AT EAST END OF
                    FIRE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 9-14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 62 TO 67. HIGHS
69 TO 74. WEST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS
69 TO 74. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 51 TO 56.
HIGHS 73 TO 78. WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...GREG WAGENBLAST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.MICRO.01/PDT