FNUS76 KPDT 110102
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKEN HILL...WA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
558 PM PDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1727 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREAS WEATHER WITH DRY
CONDITIONS INTO TOMORROW. HOWEVER SOME MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY AND COMBINING THIS WITH DAYTIME HEARING COULD PRODUCE AN
ISOLATED AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORM.

***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 EARLY. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 53 TO 58. HIGHS 74 TO 79. WEST WINDS 3 TO
6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS 71 TO 76. NORTHWEST
WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 61 TO 71. NORTHWEST
WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS 58 TO 63. WEST WINDS
4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VP
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.CHICK.01/PDT