FNUS76 KPDT 211038
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 0805 HWY 26...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
338 AM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARM TEMPERATURES AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.

***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.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    2 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA GATLIFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110920.0805H.01/PDT