FNUS76 KPDT 260207
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
705 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL WEAKEN A BIT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
AND THEN REBUILD AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN
HIGH CLOUDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER IT
WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY.

***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.....49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW-N 4-9 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/TERRAIN DRIVEN 0-5 MPH
                    BY 10 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW-N 4-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE-NE 2-6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BECOMING 7-14 MPH...GUSTS 20
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW-W 3-8 MPH BECOMING NW 10-18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090925.NORTH.01/PDT