FNUS76 KPDT 181407
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
608 AM PST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
TODAY BY THE AFTERNOON SUN AND A DRIER AIR SPREADING ACROSS CENTRAL
OREGON.  A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING COOLER AND DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH 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.........LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 0-2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 4-8
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...EAST-SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST
                    3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.PASTU.01/PDT