FNUS76 KPDT 101300 RRA FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR ZANE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 600 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES BUT DRY CONDITIONS. CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. ***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. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........N-NE 0-4 MPH INCREASING TO 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......N-NE 8-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N-NE 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........N-NE 3-8 MPH DECREASING TO DRAINAGE 0-4 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......N-NE 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO 2-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO N 1-5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING N-NE 3-8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......N-NE 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO N-NE 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091010.ZANE_.01/PDT