FNUS76 KPDT 252313
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR RIDGE...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
413 PM PDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1550 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN
BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS MOVING
OVER THE BURN AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT WINDS.

***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***

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.COUGA.01/PDT