FNUS76 KPDT 182238
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR MT FIRE  746...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
345 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1526 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. A FRONTAL BAND ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH RAIN.

***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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100918.COUGA.01/PDT