FNUS76 KPDT 301215
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 0614 DEAD DOG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
409 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0028 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER AIR WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY
THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. THE COOLING TREND WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY WITH A STABLE AIR MASS.

***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. AREAS OF SMOKE...ESPECIALLY THIS
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER DARK.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.0614D.01/PDT