FNUS76 KPDT 081244
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 2...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
545 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1405 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA AND PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS
WILL BECOME TIGHTER BY TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY RESULTING IN INCREASING
NORTHERLY TYPE WINDS...OTHERWISE FAIR AND CALM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED 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.........DECREASING CLOUDS AND BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING MAINLY UP SLOPE
                    (N-NW) 2-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......N-NE 1-5 MPH BECOMING NW 5-11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2-6 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 5-11 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO NW 2-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 5-11 MPH INCREASING TO NW 8-15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO NW 3-7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 6 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2-6 MPH BECOMING N-NE 5-11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 3-7 MPH BECOMING NE 8-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N-NE 6-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.ROCKY.01/PDT