FNUS76 KPDT 172105
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR MT FIRE  746...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
205 PM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. FOR TODAY...OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
THERE WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME INSTABILITY FOR
ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.


***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 TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100917.COUGA.01/PDT