FNUS76 KPDT 291244
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK COMPLEX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
544 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2022 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING MUCH
COOLER WEATHER AND POSSIBLE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RUN AROUND 5000 FEET THROUGH THE DAY AS COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER
THE REGION. TEMPERATURES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL RISE THIS
MORNING THEN BECOME STEADY. LINGERING UPSLOPE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY. TOTAL RAIN AND MELTED SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AT OR BELOW
WETTING. NEXT WEEKEND A STRONGER LOW WILL AFFECT THE INCIDENT WITH
A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW.

***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.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54 BOTTOM...41-43 TOP (TOP TEMPERATURES TO
                    BECOME STEADY IN THE AFTERNOON).
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 BOTTOM...60-65 TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 16
                    MPH AFTER 1400 HRS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32 BOTTOM...26-28 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT BOTTOM...95-100 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH MAINLY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 23 TO 28. HIGHS 42 TO 53. WEST WINDS 5 TO
11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 49 TO 54. WEST WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 34.
HIGHS 49 TO 54. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
30 TO 35. HIGHS 49 TO 54.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
28 TO 33. HIGHS 49 TO 54.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK/GKH
REQUESTED BY...MARK JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090928.NORTH.01/PDT