FNUS76 KPDT 231539
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 30...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
839 AM PDT FRI OCT 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 PDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH BREEZY WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. A TRANSITORY RIDGE
WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY.

***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. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    6 TO 10 MPH BY 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH BY 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091023.ROCKY.01/PDT