FNUS76 KPDT 121359
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 2...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
659 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MOSTLY
CLOUDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN TO THE
BURN AREA ON TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN
THURSDAY.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900 THEN
                    UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1400 THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1400 THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2000
                    THEN DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2100
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0800 THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH
                    INCREASING AND BECOMING BREEZY WITH 12 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000
                    THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 19
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091012.ROCKY.01/PDT