FNUS76 KPDT 210651
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ICKSIX PILE BURN...YAKIMA AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1152 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.
CWR.................60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-6 MPH...BECOMING W-NW 2-6
                    MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    8-12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

       TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        40             92         S 3 MPH
1200        44             69         S 4 MPH
1400        49             58         S 6 MPH
1600        47             62         W 3 MPH

.TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 0-2
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH...DECREASING TO 1-4 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

$$

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