FNUS76 KPDT 111302
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROOSTER ROCK...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
601 AM PDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED OVER THE
BURN AREA WILL MOVE AWAY TO THE EAST TODAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE A COUPLE OF DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES
WILL BEGIN TO LOWER TODAY. COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE
GOOD RH RECOVERIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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 BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0700        48             87        UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH
                    0900        64             54        UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH
                    1100        71             38        NW 2-3 MPH
                    1300        75             32        NW 3-4 MPH
                    1500        77             30        NW 4-6 MPH
                    1700        76             32        NW 5-8 MPH
                    1900        69             41        NW 4-7 MPH
                    2100        60             57        NW 2-4 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT..
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100810.ROOST.01/PDT