FNUS76 KPDT 301131
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
431 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0203 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        40             78           NE (DOWNSLOPE) 0-3
0800        49             63           SW (UPSLOPE) 0-4
1000        61             41           WSW 1-5
1200        71             26           W   3-5
1400        77             19           W   4-7
1600        78             16           W   5-9
1800        73             22           W   5-9
2000        61             36           W   4-7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH BY
                    2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.FINLE.01/PDT