FNUS76 KPDT 051900
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NF RX BURN...MALHEUR NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1055 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY AND WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE BURN SITE TONIGHT...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG
WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION INTO TOMORROW.

***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 CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 16 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VINCENT PAPOL
REQUESTED BY...LISA RYNEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.NFRXB.01/PDT