FNUS76 KPDT 281706
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MT...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1005 AM PDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL
BRING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY. THERE
IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE. ONSHORE
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO REBUILD ON SATURDAY KEEPING THE AREA WARM AND DRY
THROUGH TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING MUCH COOLER
WEATHER BY THE END OF 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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 RIDGES...70-75 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT RIDGES...23-28 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPG WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 RIDGES...40-47 VALLEYS.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT RIDGES...85-90 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 RIDGES...68-73 VALLEYS.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT RIDGES...20-25 PERCENT VALLEYS.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DAVE MCCONATHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120928.BALDM.01/PDT