FNUS76 KPDT 032249
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
348 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY REBUILD OVER
THE AREA FOR A SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND. A
NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP WINDS DURING THE DAY FROM THE NORTH
OR NORTHEAST.

***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***

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH...NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121003.POLEC.01/PDT