FNUS76 KPDT 221614
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 30...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
915 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
APPROACHES. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WIND AND CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH MIDDAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.ROCKY.01/PDT