FNUS76 KPDT 071959
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER COVE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1259 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1323 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK AND DRY FRONT BRUSHING THE AREA WITH A WIND
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OTHERWISE CONTINUED MILD
AND DRY WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING. RADIATION
INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS AND BURN
OFF LATE MORNING TO MID-DAY.

***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.........INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1400 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER 1500 HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH
                    MID-AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DECREASING BEGINNING AROUND 1800 HRS THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AROUND
                    2200 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                    TO 9 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AROUND 2200
                    HRS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH AROUND 1200 HRS THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1500 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
                    AROUND 1300 HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 48 TO 53. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS 47 TO 52. NORTH WINDS 3 TO
8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 47 TO 52. WEST WINDS 3 TO
7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...RON MKEWEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.LOWER.01/PDT