FNUS76 KPDT 070137
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
638 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1813 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MOSTLY NORTH OF THE BURN
AREA THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN COOL UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW ON MONDAY BEFORE A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS 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...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGETOP 40
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGETOP 90 PERCENT
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.NORTH.01/PDT