FNUS76 KPDT 110217
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
717 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1854 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL TROUGH BUILDING WEST OF THE CASCADES
WILL KEEP WINDS NORTHEASTERLY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.

***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.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....RIDGES 50
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........RIDGES 69 PERCENT
                    VALLEYS/LOWER SLOPES 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHEAST 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 20090910.NORTH.01/PDT