FNUS76 KPDT 151351
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GENEVA 12...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
650 AM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND
THURSDAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS TROUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.

***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.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    BY 11 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        71             47         UPSLOPE 1-5
1200        81             34         NE 2-6
1400        87             25         NE 3-7
1600        89             22         NE 4-9
1800        86             24         NE 4-9
2000        79             34         NE 3-7
2200        72             41         N 2-6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE...MAINLY IN THE VALLEYS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    1 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO
                    EAST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER FISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.GENEV.01/PDT