FNUS76 KPDT 161924
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNSAKER...USFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1224 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY LOWER. INCREASING NORTH FLOW WILL ENHANCE UP
VALLEY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE REGION WITH WARMER AND CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEK. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER MONDAY AND
TUESDAY THAN TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE STAGNANT UNDER THE
UPPER RIDGE.

***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 WITH A FEW CUMULUS AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78 RIDGES...87-90 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT RIDGES...10-14 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6-10 MPH INCREASING
                    8-12 MPH BY 2100. LOCAL GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 9-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 11-16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59 RIDGES...50-53 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-40 RIDGES...56-60 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6-11 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL
                    GUSTS 20-25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12-17 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80 RIDGES...90-92 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT RIDGES...7-10 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4-8 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 9-14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...JOEL MCCRAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120916.HUNSA.01/PDT