FNUS76 KPDT 110100
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 PM PDT SAT OCT 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS FAIR...DRY
AND UNSEASONABLY COOL. A DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND FORCE THE UPPER TROUGH TO RETREAT NORTH INTO
CANADA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN DRY BUT CLOUD COVER SHOULD
INCREASE AND THICKEN ON MONDAY.

***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***

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 1-4 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST TO NORTH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS
                    2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH AFTER NOON.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING
                    HIGH CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-19.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 1900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 1900...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.COLUMBUS DAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...JENNY REINHEARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091011.FIRER.01/PDT