FNUS76 KPDT 301937
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POINT...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1237 PM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1209 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED DRY COLD
FRONT WILL CAUSE BREEZY WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME
OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND COULD BE GUSTY.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ONLY BE MODERATE. TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    AROUND 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.MIDDL.01/PDT