FNUS76 KPDT 072256
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 PM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE
WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS COMING WEEK. THERE WILL BE A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK AT THE BURN SITE.
RH'S WILL BE LOW DURING THE DAY WITH MODERATE RECOVERIES AT NIGHT.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

***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.........SUNNY. FEW HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH BECOMING MAINLY UP SLOPE 2-6
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. FEW HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MOSTLY WEST 2-6 MPH EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. FEW HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH BECOMING MAINLY UP SLOPE 2-6
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 1-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121007.POLEC.01/PDT