FNUS76 KPDT 271702
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1002 AM PDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
SPREADING SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
TIGHTEN TO CREATE OCCASIONAL BREEZY WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS
MORNING THAT WILL BECOME WEST BY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE
OVERNIGHT.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH LATE MORNING AND THROUGHOUT
                    THE DAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 BECOMING 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING AFTER SUNSET
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH DECREASING
                    NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH AFTN MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 DECREASING 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING NORTHEAST AT 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER/RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HEWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.COLDS.01/PDT