FNUS76 KPDT 281238
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 577 CANYON CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
538 AM PDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CAUSE MOSTLY MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS TODAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL RETURN ON
SATURDAY WITH WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE
NORMAL WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXCEPT FOR A FEW HIGH CLOUDS THIS
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.

***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 CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 0-4 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING UP SLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH BY 10 AM AND THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH BY 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH BY 11 AM AND THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BY 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7-13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        44             55         DOWN SLOPE 0-4
0800        43             57         VARIABLE 1-5
1000        57             43         UP SLOPE 2-6
1200        69             30         W 3-7
1400        73             25         W-NW 3-7
1600        74             24         W-NW 3-7
1800        68             31         W 2-6
2000        58             42         DOWN SLOPE 1-5 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING DOWN
                    SLOPE/DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH AFTER 8 PM AND
                    CONTINUING OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 1-5 MPH BECOMING MOSTLY NORTHWEST 3-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.577CA.01/PDT