FNUS76 KPDT 080139
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACTUS MOUNTAIN...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
636 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING. EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF
THE BURN AREA THURSDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL AFFECT THE BURN
AREA TONIGHT. HAINES 5 CONDITIONS FROM STABILITY COMPONENT 3 WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HEWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110907.CACTU.01/PDT