FNUS76 KPDT 021303
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 25-53...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
605 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY FOLLOWED
BY ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH WILL
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE AND PROVIDE RAIN AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE THE BURN ELEVATIONS...BUT THERE MAY BE
SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY AS THE COLDEST
AIR MOVES OVERHEAD.

***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 IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2-6 MPH...INCREASING TO NW 5-11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 4-9 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 4-9 MPH INCREASING TO NW 7-14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        37             72            NW 2-6
1000        47             60            NW 3-8
1200        53             46            NW 4-9
1400        57             41            NW 5-11
1600        56             42            NW 5-11
1800        53             49            NW 4-9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW
                    LEVEL LOWER TO 4500 FEET BY MORNING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO NW 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 5-11 MPH DECREASING TO NW 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 4-9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL AROUND
                    4000 FEET. COOLER.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO NW 4-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO NW 7-13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 4-9 MPH INCREASING TO NW 6-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091002.HWY20.02/PDT