FNUS76 KPDT 221913
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MOUNTAIN...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1214 PM PDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1154 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH
SHOWERS THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY
ALSO DEVELOP. ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE FIRE HAS THE
CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 35 MPH. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE DECREASING THROUGH MONDAY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL IMPROVE.

***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. AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 RIDGES...75-82 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT RIDGES...12-17 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 RIDGES...41-48 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT RIDGES...50-60 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING THEN A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63 RIDGES...68-74 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT RIDGES...30-35 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...TOBY CHAMBERLAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.BALDM.01/PDT