FNUS76 KPDT 041629
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
916 AM PDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
OVERNIGHT AND RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111004.LOWER.01/PDT