FNUS76 KPDT 190130
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
625 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS TONIGHT WILL GIVE
WAY TO A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE
FIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BREEZY WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TOO.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...VINCENT PAPOL
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090918.NORTH.02/PDT