FNUS76 KPDT 071726
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 2...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1026 AM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS AND BURN OFF LATE
MORNING TO MID-DAY. HOWEVER, MID-LEVEL INVERSIONS WILL KEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS RELATIVELY LOW AFTER TODAY.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 9
                    MPH AROUND 1100 HRS. GUSTS TO 15 MPH MAINLY
                    AFTER 1400HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND 1100 HRS
                    THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300 HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100
                    HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE IN THE LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH AROUND 1100 HRS THEN INCREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1500 HRS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AROUND 1100
                    HRS THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH AROUND 1400
                    HRS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 55 TO 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 51 TO 56. EAST WINDS 4 TO
9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 51 TO 56. SOUTHEAST WINDS
3 TO 6 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091007.ROCKY.01/PDT