FNUS76 KPDT 151730
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1030 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0945 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS POSSIBLY GETTING GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY.
THINKING FRIDAY MAY BE ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY DUE TO DRY AIR AND
INCREASED INSTABILITY.

***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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85 BOTTOM...74-76 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT BOTTOM...27-29 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH...THEN BECOMING WEST
                    THROUGH NORTH 3-7 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST LATE.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49 BOTTOM...51-53 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT BOTTOM...70-74 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 8-12 MPH DURING THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90 BOTTOM...82-84 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT BOTTOM AND TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    TO SOUTH 6-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...STEPHANIE CUTSFORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090915.NORTH.01/PDT