FNUS76 KPDT 081209
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERFALLS 2...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
509 AM PDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2126 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE
OREGON CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN OREGON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
INCREASE IN THE BURN AREA SUNDAY AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES...BUT
THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF LOW RH AND WINDS WITH AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY WITH MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS BEHIND IT.

***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.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER 2200.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...CAROL PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.WATER.03/PDT