FNUS76 KPDT 042039
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICROWAVE FIRE...ODF TDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
140 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1235 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING COOLER AIR...MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITIES ALONG
WITH SOME RAINFALL AND INCREASING WIND. THIS SYSTEM HAS A GOOD
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AT LEAST SEVERAL TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN
(I.E. A WETTING RAIN) TO THE FIRE. THE COOL AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AND THEN ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD
OVER THE REGION NEXT WEEK WITH A RETURN TO DRY AND VERY WARM
WEATHER BY MID WEEK.

***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***

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT EARLY...INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 4000 FEET IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....INCREASING TO WEST 8-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY...DECREASING
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...
                    DECREASING TO 5-11 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 8-16 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-18 MPH DECREASING TO 6-12 MPH OVERNIGHT
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY...DECREASING
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........DECREASING TO ABOUT 50-55 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-16
                    MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6-12 MPH INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.LABOR DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS
70 TO 75. WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 74 TO 79. WEST WINDS 3 TO
7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59 TO 64. HIGHS 81 TO 86. SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.MICRO.01/PDT