FNUS76 KPDT 181650
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
950 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0905 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. SUNNY...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW DAY AND NIGHT. HAINES WILL BE LOW...BUT
COULD REACH MODERATE LEVELS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO MID AFTERNOON EACH
DAY.

***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.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH BY 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1900...
                    THEN DRAINAGE 1-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    DECREASING 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE
                    2-5 MPH BY 1100...THEN INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH WITH
                    LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...COREY OTTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.BEARG.01/PDT