FNUS76 KPDT 100216
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONASTERY COMPLEX...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
715 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1846 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH WARM DRY CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW. THE SURFACE
THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE OVER WESTERN OREGON/WASHINGTON SATURDAY THEN
MOVE EAST ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION FROM
NORTH NORTHEAST TO WEST BY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT 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***

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 88 TO 92.
WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 84 TO 88.
WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 81 TO 85.
WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.MONAS.01/PDT