FNUS76 KPDT 151726
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNSAKER...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1026 AM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0950 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BRIEF LOCAL WIND AND LOW RH CONCERNS EACH AFTERNOON...
...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE OFF THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LINGERING INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE FROM LAST NIGHTS SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A STRAY SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING. THE OFFSHORE SYSTEM MAY ALSO CAUSE A
LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE WITH LIMITED MOISTENING OVERNIGHT.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 BOTTOM...87 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT BOTTOM...10-13 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS 1-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56 BOTTOM...57-59 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-61 PERCENT BOTTOM...50-53 TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH EARLY BECOMING NORTH
                    7-11 MPH BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-89 BOTTOM...81-83 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT BOTTOM...12-15 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING 6-11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9-13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER PETRUCCI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.HUNSA.01/PDT