FNUS76 KPDT 030038
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
537 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BEHIND A DRY COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN BREEZY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COOLER AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

***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***

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 59 TO 64. EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 59 TO 64. EAST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 61 TO 66. EAST WINDS 3 TO
7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.POLEC.01/PDT