FNUS76 KPDT 081231
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING RIVER...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...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. BREEZY WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY EVENING.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

         TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        34             78            UPSLOPE 3
1000        41             59            UPSLOPE 4
1200        53             43              NW 5
1400        56             44              NW 6
1600        63             24              NW 8
1800        54             48              NW 10
2000        45             55              WNW 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    11 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.SPRIN.01/PDT