FNUS76 KPDT 091234
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERFALLS 2...WARM SPRINGS AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
533 AM PDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2014 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE IN THE BURN AREA TODAY AFTER THE
COLD FRONT PASSES...BUT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF LOW RH AND WINDS
WITH AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY
DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD CAUSE
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND GROWTH TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH MONDAY WITH MORE STRONG WEST WINDS.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY 1000.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY 1000.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 2200.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...GUALBERTO MEDINA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.WATER.06/PDT