FNUS76 KPDT 021743
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POINT...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1043 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1020 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. TEMPERATURES WILL
GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HAINES 5 ON SUNDAY DUE TO
INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL TROUGH.

***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.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST-NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 68 TO 76. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 56 TO 61. HIGHS 76 TO 81. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS
THAN 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 78 TO 83. NORTH WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 77 TO 82.
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 62 TO 67. HIGHS 77 TO 82.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEVERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.MIDDL.01/PDT