FNUS76 KPDT 100149
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
650 PM PDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER AND DRYING CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND AS A THERMAL TROUGH MOVES EAST
OF THE CASCADES.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGETOP 50
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGETOP 46 PERCENT
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0800.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090909.NORTH.01/PDT