FNUS76 KPDT 051303
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20  20...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
602 AM PDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL SEND A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE BURN AREA WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASED WIND TODAY. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND
RAIN SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A RIDGE BRINGS DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS
THROUGH MUCH 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.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO
                    17 MPH AFTER 2100.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 14
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0900        51             73        SW 4-7
1100        57             56        SW 5-8
1300        60             50        SW 7-10 G 15
1500        61             47        SW 9-13 G 20
1700        60             47        SW 9-14 G 22
1900        56             57        SW 7-12 G 17

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090905.HWY20.01/PDT