FNUS76 KPDT 011749
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POINT...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1048 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS DEPARTING TO THE EAST AND
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING BREEZY WINDS LATE TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A WARMING AND DRYING
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT MID SLOPE
THERMAL BELTS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

***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.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                    9 TO 15 MPH AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 12
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.MIDDL.01/PDT