FNUS76 KPDT 210705
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS MX PILE BURN...YAKIMA AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1205 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE CASCADES ON
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXIT EASTERN
WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM TO BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON CASCADES WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY.


***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. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

       TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)

1000        45             92         SW 3 MPH
1200        49             70         SW 5 MPH
1400        48             64         SW 7 MPH GUSTS 18 MPH
1600        47             68         W 7 MPH GUSTS 18 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH...DECREASING TO
                    3-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH...DECREASING TO 1-4
                    MPHIN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.COLDS.01/PDT