FNUS76 KPDT 141756
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONASTERY COMPLEX...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1056 AM PDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY TODAY BUT WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
INCIDENT AREA TODAY, BUT WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY AS WELL. HAINES 5
CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM DRY AIR ALOFT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES
ROUGHLY MID-DAY AND SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR. EXPECT PERIODS OF BREEZY
WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK WITH MINIMAL
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.

***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 (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY TO 25 MPH
                    AROUND 1100. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH
                    AROUND 1100.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) FROM DRY AIR ALOFT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) FROM DRY AIR ALOFT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39 TO 44. HIGHS 70 TO 75. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LIGHT SHOWER. LOWS 43 TO 48.
HIGHS 70 TO 75. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.MONAS.01/PDT