FNUS76 KPDT 260101
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER SPRINGS...USFS/COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
602 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS DEPARTING THE REGION LEAVING SOME
CLOUDS AND COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. ANOTHER FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY SPREADING SOME MORE CLOUDS
BUT NO RAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA.

***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***

.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO 12 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.ALDER.01/PDT