FNUS76 KPDT 271305
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 577 CANYON CREEK...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
604 AM PDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1450 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS.

***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 IN THE MORNING. SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 0900 THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        34             74           DRAINAGE 4
0800        38             74                  E 3
1000        56             49                  E 5
1200        70             31                 NE 6
1400        75             26                 NE 7
1600        77             22                 NE 7
1800        70             29                 NE 5
2000        57             44           DRAINAGE 4


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING...THEN AREAS
                    OF SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120926.577CA.01/PDT