FNUS76 KPDT 231247
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 0577 CANYON CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
547 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN RECENT
DAYS WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 1-5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000 THEN
                    SHIFTING TO WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        45             80          UP SLOPE 0-4
0800        46             76          UP SLOPE 1-5
1000        55             59          SW 2-6
1200        63             43          SW 3-7
1400        66             32          NW 4-9
1600        68             30          NW 4-9
1800        64             40          NW 3-7
2000        56             56          NW 2-6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO
                    6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE 1-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.0577C.01/PDT