FNUS76 KPDT 171244 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR KUSSHI PILE BURN...BIA YAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 545 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND WETTING RAIN. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ***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 CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST-WEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 58 68 SSW 3 1200 61 66 SW 6 1400 63 65 WSW 10 1600 63 66 SW 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091017.KUSSH.01/PDT