FNUS76 KPDT 040133
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
633 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1751 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY AND BROUGHT A
COOLER AIR MASS TO THE BURN AREA...WHICH WILL RESULT IN COOLER
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WITH MUCH BETTER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGE TOPS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY
AND STABLE CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOPS 39-40.
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 44-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS 88-90 PERCENT.
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 78-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AT 2100...THEN
                    BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0000
                    THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    BECOMING MAINLY UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.NORTH.02/PDT