FNUS76 KPDT 092205
FWSPDT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1419 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. EXPECT CONTINUED POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

***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.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 0-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3-5 MPH BY 0900, THEN BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT 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...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 74 TO 79. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS 74 TO 79. NORTH WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 72 TO 77. WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 68 TO 73.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 68 TO 73.

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...KARA MANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.CHICK.02/PDT