FNUS76 KPDT 060124
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
624 PM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE
NORTH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON
SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DRIER AND WARMER ON MONDAY AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS.

***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 BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGE TOPS 46
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGE TOPS 73 PERCENT
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1000.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).


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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.NORTH.01/PDT