FNUS76 KPDT 160148
FWSPDT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1819 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH FAIR WEATHER.
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS.

***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.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AT TIMES.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH THIS EVENING THEN DOWNSLOPE
                    WINDS 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7-14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3/4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090915.NORTH.02/PDT