FNUS76 KPDT 210633
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...YAKIMA AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1135 PM PDT TUE OCT 20 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 WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AT THE BURN SITE...MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXIT EASTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY EVENING
WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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 (WEDNESDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.



        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        45             82         S 4 MPH
1200        49             60         SW-W 5 MPH
1400        50             52         W 5 MPH
1600        47             57         W 7 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH


.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...DECREASING TO 3-8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE (MAINLY
                    EAST) 0-2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH...DECREASING TO 1-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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