FNUS76 KPDT 022353
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADOWLAKE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
453 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING TREND
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...WITH MODERATE RECOVERY AT NIGHT AND WITH
THERMAL BELT CONDITIONS. ALSO SMOKE AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING WILL
LIKELY BECOME TRAPPED UNDER THE THERMAL BELT INVERSIONS WHICH WILL
DISSIPATE PARTIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    0 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING TO
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 0 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5-11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.SHADO.01/PDT