FNUS76 KPDT 131305
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 2...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
549 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING A WET SNOW TO THE BURN
AREA LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.  RAIN IS THEN
LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.  SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

***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.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        34             69          SE 5
1000        37             61          SE 7
1200        43             58          S 9
1400        45             66          S 10
1600        45             68          S 12
1800        46             69          S 14
2000        45             76          S 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................90.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JON MITTELSTADT
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.ROCKY.01/PDT