FNUS76 KPDT 192145
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR MT  FIRE...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
245 PM PDT SUN SEP 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1414 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A POSSIBLE EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM FOR THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. GENERALLY DRY WITH
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID-WEEK.

***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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...MEGHAN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100919.COUGA.01/PDT