FNUS76 KPDT 010442 CCA
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SHEEP WFU...USFS WWF...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
647 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

REWORDED DISCUSSION

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1503 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPSLOPE FLOW AND LOWER CLOUDS MAY BRING LIGHT
SPRINKLES OR SNOW FLURRIES TO THE INCIDENT TODAY. CLOUD BASES MAY
INHIBIT AIR OPERATIONS...PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNING HOURS. CLOUDS
SHOULD LIFT SOME TOWARDS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD AND WETTER SYSTEM
WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN AND SNOW EVENT.

***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.........INCREASING CLOUDS. OCCASIONAL SPRINKLES WITH
                    SNOW FLURRIES AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TOP...48 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT TOP...40 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1100 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14
                    TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300 HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29 TOP...32 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT TOP...94 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 2200 HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).


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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...JENNY REINHEARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090930.BIGSH.01/PDT