FNUS76 KPDT 031809
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1110 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1058 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WINDS
WILL TEMPORARILY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TONIGHT WITH WETTING RAIN LIKELY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.LOWER.02/PDT