FNUS76 KPDT 011308
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE 15...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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.....56-58
MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING 4-9 MPH BY 11 AM
                    AND THEN BECOMING 5-11 MPH BY 4 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 2-6 MPH BECOMING NW 6-12 MPH BY 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE...INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW-W 2-6 MPH BECOMING NW 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        30             96           VRBL  0-4
1000        43             81           SW    2-6
1200        51             56           W     4-9
1400        57             36           NW    5-11
1600        55             42           NW    5-11
1800        48             58           NW    4-9
2000        42             79           W     3-8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2-6 MPH DECREASING TO VARIABLE 0-4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO SW 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO SW 2-6 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING NW 4-9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 2-6 MPH BECOMING NW 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NW 4-9 MPH.

$$

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