FNUS76 KPDT 101156 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR PARISH CABIN...JDIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 456 AM PDT MON SEP 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2048 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, RESULTING IN INCREASING NORTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND WINDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN ABOUT 10 DEGREES TODAY. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY. DRY AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL FAVOR NORTHERLY DIRECTIONS. ***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 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 RIDGES...65-70 VALLEYS MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT ALL AREAS. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY 1100, THEN INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 1500. LOCAL GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 11-17 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 20-30 MPH AT TIMES. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34 RIDGES...26-29 VALLEYS. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT RIDGES...70-75 PERCENT VALLEYS. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 7-11 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH. GUSTY AT TIMES. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 RIDGES...65-70 VALLEYS. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT ALL AREAS. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH DECREASING TO 6-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...RON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120909.PARIS.01/PDT