FNUS76 KPDT 161720
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1020 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0933 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN OREGON WILL MOVE EAST AND
GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT.
EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN SHIFT AGAIN TO THE NORTHWEST FROM 5 PM TO 6 PM THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOMING GUSTY
EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 12 MPH BETWEEN 1700
                    AND 1800.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...STEPHANIE CUTSFORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090916.NORTH.01/PDT