FNUS76 KPDT 241209
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCHOCO VALLEY 235...ORDEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
510 AM PDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND MILD
AGAIN TODAY. HOWEVER MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE BURN AREA AND THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE
FIRE ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE LIGHT
AND GENERALLY UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH AT THE SITE.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY...CLOUDS INCREASING THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE-SE 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO SE 4-9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SE 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S-SW 6-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 4500 FEET.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........S 4-9 MPH...BECOMING SW 2-6 MPH BY DAWN.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SE 6-12 MPH DECREASING SWITCHING TO S-SW 6-12
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING S-SW 4-9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL
                    RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET BY AFTERNOON. COOLER.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2-6 MPH EARLY BECOMING SW 6-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SW 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 5-10 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO SW 9-16 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.OCHOC.01/PDT