FNUS76 KPDT 041938 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR NF RX BURN...USFS MAF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1138 AM PST WED NOV 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 PST ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA DRY THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS AND MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA ON FRIDAY. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS*** ***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES*** ***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER*** ***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE*** .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1900 THEN BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN REQUESTED BY...LISA RYNEARSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.NFRXB.01/PDT