FNUS76 KPDT 091906
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKEN HILL...WWF-GRFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1206 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1129 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE CONTINUED HAINES 4 TO 5 CONDITIONS
FROM STABILITY COMPONENT 3 THAT WILL INCREASE VENTILATION IN THE
AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS. ALSO EXPECT CONTINUED POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT NIGHT. MAY SEE SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE RIDGES
TODAY AND SATURDAY.

***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 WITH SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEAST 8-13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH AFTER SUNSET,
                    THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    5-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8-13 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, EXCEPT FOR SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP
                    VALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 0900, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH-NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 74 TO 79. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
2 TO 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS 75 TO 80. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 71 TO 76. WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 65 TO 71.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
43 TO 48. HIGHS 62 TO 67.

$$
FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...KARA MANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.CHICK.01/PDT