FNUS76 KPDT 011216
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 25-53...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
450 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP MOSTLY DRY BUT
CONTINUED COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. A MUCH STRONGER
WEATHER SYSTEM WITH MORE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING SW-W 3-7 MPH BY
                    11 AM AND THEN SWITCHING TO W-NW 4-9 MPH
                    BY 4 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 5-11 MPH...BECOMING NW 5-11 MPH BY 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW-W 1-5 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH BY 11 AM
                    AND THEN BECOMING NW 5-10 MPH BY 3 PM.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        36             89           VRBL  0-4
1000        48             66           W     1-5
1200        55             44           SW    2-6
1400        59             37           W     3-7
1600        58             34           NW    4-9
1800        55             43           NW    3-8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 3-7 MPH BECOMING SW-W 1-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 4-9 MPH BECOMING SW-W 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW-W 2-6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-5 MPH BECOMING W-NW 5-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......W-NW 2-6 MPH BECOMING NW 7-14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W-NW 6 TO 12 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.HWY20.01/PDT