FNUS76 KPDT 122346 CCA
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INCIDENT 889...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
440 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

CORRECTED DISCUSSION

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 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
TUESDAY MORNING WITH RAIN LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE
RIDGES WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND 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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW AFTER 300 AM IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32 BOTTOM...33-35 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT BOTTOM...44-48 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5-8 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3-5 MPH AFTER 1900...THEN BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 1-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 6-9 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 4-7 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST 7-10 MPH
                    AFTER 300 AM IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-44 BOTTOM...46-48 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT BOTTOM AND TOP...OCCURRING IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 5-9 MPH BY NOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    12-16 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091012.INCID.01/PDT