FNUS76 KPDT 011251
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK MEADOW 659...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
550 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION COULD
BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE AREA. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 40 TO 53.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 40 TO 45.
NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 31 TO
36. HIGHS 42 TO 53. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 51 TO 58.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 55 TO 60.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...KAT NAUGHTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.DARKM.01/PDT