FNUS76 KPDT 011103 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 403 AM PDT SAT SEP 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1527 PDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. ***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.....78. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 43 66 SW 0-4 1000 57 43 SW 3-6 1200 68 28 W 4-8 1400 74 20 W 5-9 1600 77 18 W 6-10 1800 69 25 NW 5-9 2000 62 31 NW 2-6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2100. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120831.FINLE.02/PDT