FNUS76 KPDT 071744 CCA FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 848...USFS OCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1041 AM PDT FRI OCT 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1006 PDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ***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 BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TOP...57 BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT TOP...42 PERCENT BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 TOP...38-42 BOTTOM. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 TOP...84-89 PERCENT BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57 TOP...62-66 BOTTOM. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 TOP...27-32 PERCENT BOTTOM. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...J SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111007.INC84.01/PDT