FNUS76 KPDT 081736 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR GILL RANCH BURN...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1036 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY BRINGING INCREASING NORTH WINDS AND COOLER CONDITIONS. ***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 SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON REQUESTED BY...GABE HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091008.GILLR.02/PDT