FNUS76 KPDT 091438 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MAURY 128...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY... TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 29 94 N 2-4 1000 43 55 N 3-6 1200 51 51 N 5-9 1400 55 30 N 7-12 1600 53 30 N 8-15 1800 48 45 N 8-15 2000 40 64 N 6-12 2200 34 74 N 5-10 .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE BURN AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS. MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 11-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 12-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-23. MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8-15 MPH DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 7-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RC REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091009.WESTM.01/PDT