FNUS76 KPDT 271158
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POT CREEK WWF...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1933 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY
THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING ANOTHER RISK OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT WITH LITTLE RAINFALL. THIS SCENARIO WILL PERSIST
TONIGHT WITH GENERAL IMPROVEMENT THEN EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY. WINDS
AT THE FIRE WILL BE MOSTLY THE GENERAL WINDS EXCEPT FOR LATE AT
NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY MAY BRIEFLY SWITCH TO
DIURNAL TERRAIN INDUCED WINDS AT TIMES.

***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 SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT..
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING BECOMING 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 63
MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    MOSTLY DRAINAGE 1 TO 5 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER DARK.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING BECOMING 1 OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
59 TO 61. HIGHS 68 TO 71. WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 52. HIGHS 68 TO 71. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO
8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 43. HIGHS 66 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42 TO 45. HIGHS 62 TO 65.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 44 TO 47.
HIGHS 62 TO 65.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 03 (DAY 8) THROUGH MONDAY SEPTEMBER
05 (DAY 10)...NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...S GARZA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.POTCR.01/PDT