FNUS76 KPDT 071248
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANFORD RX...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
550 AM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE
WASHINGTON COAST WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS OREGON TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND
WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.


***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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 11 AM. GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 4-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST-NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SAM MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100907.SANFO.01/PDT