FNUS76 KPDT 101300 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR HERITAGE DEMO...USFS DEF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 600 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD NORTH TO EAST WIND WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS*** ***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES*** ***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER*** ***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE*** .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 28 72 N 2-5 1000 39 47 NE 3-6 1200 46 35 NE 3-6 1400 52 28 NE 4-7 1600 56 24 NE 5-8 1800 50 30 NE 4-7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091010.HERIT.01/PDT