FNUS76 KPDT 250122
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER SPRINGS...PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
621 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1754 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY
WINDS AND LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST IS EDGING CLOSER
TO THE REGION AND WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE TO THE AREA
ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS AND GUSTY
WINDS.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT. VARIABLE WINDS G40 MPH NEAR
                    TSTMS THIS EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WIND 12 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        58             58            SW 11
1000        62             50            SW 11
1200        67             42            SW 15
1400        69             39            WSW 15G30
1600        72             35            WSW 15G30
1800        69             39            W   10G20

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FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.ALDER.01/PDT