FNUS76 KPDT 110215
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
715 PM PDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1720 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE INVERSION WILL SET UP TONIGHT AND TRAP SMOKE
WITHIN A LAYER AROUND 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN CENTRAL OREGON.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 2000, THEN SHIFTING TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 9
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1800        52             58           N 6-8
2000        45             64           N 5-7
2200        41             74           N-NE 5-7
0000        39             75           NE 5-7
0200        37             78           E 4-6
0400        36             82           E 4-6
0600        33             90           E 3-5


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BY 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        33             90           E 3-5
0800        44             80           E 4-6
1000        55             62           E 4-6
1200        60             28           NE 6-8
1400        62             23           NE 6-8
1600        63             21           NE 7-9
1800        56             34           NE 7-9


$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS WINKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.POLEC.02/PDT