FNUS76 KPDT 121622
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 9295...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
922 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0902 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY ALLOWING MORE CLOUDS
OVER THE BURN AREA AS AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
TUESDAY WITH RAIN LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TUESDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...MCCONNELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091012.9295_.01/PDT