FNUS76 KPDT 311809
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POINT...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1109 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT WITH BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND MAY BECOME LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS LATE
TONIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
TOMORROW BUT NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY. WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.MIDDL.01/PDT