FNUS76 KPDT 111405
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 2...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
705 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...CLEARING SKIES  TONIGHT WILL ALLOW STRONG
RADIATIONAL COOLING AND LIGHT WINDS TO PRODUCE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURES AROUND DAYBREAK ON COLUMBUS DAY.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER DAYBREAK.
                    THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTH
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        25             65        SE 1-4
1000        33             47        VRBL 0-3
1200        38             39        NW-N 2-5
1400        41             34        NW-N 3-6
1600        43             32        NW-N 4-8
1800        38             39        NW-N 3-6


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 2100
                    THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST
                    WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000....THEN SHIFTING
                    TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091011.ROCKY.01/PDT