FNUS76 KPDT 231902
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MOUNTAIN...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1202 PM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1143 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH A LOW MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT LIGHTNING WILL BE MINIMAL AND STORMS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY WITH DRIER
CONDITIONS...YET A FEW SHOWERS DUE TO WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE MAY STILL
BE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

***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.........CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING EAST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY SMOKE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT RIDGES...70-80 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 5 AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 RIDGES...70-75 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT RIDGES...30-35 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...TOBY CHAMBERLAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.BALDM.01/PDT