FNUS76 KPDT 120027
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKEN HILL...WA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
525 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WITH DAYTIME HEATING COULD PRODUCE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY BEFORE A NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW DEVELOPS BY MONDAY EVENING BRINGING A MINOR RECOVERY IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...VP
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.CHICK.01/PDT