FNUS76 KPDT 161136
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR MT FIRE  746...NOT AVBL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
436 AM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0406 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SEND A SERIES OF IMPULSES AND
MOISTURE ACROSS THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CONDITIONS WILL
BE COOLER AND HUMIDITIES HIGHER WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS. SHOWER
CHANCES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 INCREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.COUGA.01/PDT