FNUS76 KPDT 060159
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SHEEP RIDGE...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
700 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1829 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS WELL AS A THREAT OF SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE BURN AREA COULD SEE UP TO 1 TO 2 TENTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO
AROUND 6500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN UNDER HIGH PRESSURE ON TUESDAY.

***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 WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING 4
                    TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...GABE HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.BIGSH.02/PDT