FNUS76 KPDT 151311
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK MEADOW 659...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
611 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFFSHORE WILL BE SENDING A
SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCES OVER THE BURN AREA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ONE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
MORNING WITH A FEW RAIN SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.
UNSETTLED SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...MIKE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.DARKM.01/PDT