FNUS76 KPDT 051921
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...USDA-MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1221 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1152 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE BURN AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY DIURNAL. DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE REST OF THE WEEK.

***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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO6 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...PAM ARBOGAST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110905.COTTO.01/PDT