FNUS76 KPDT 151846 AAA
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK MEADOW 659...USFS WWF...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1146 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010

UPDATED DISCUSSION AND FORECAST BASED ON NEW INFORMATION

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

.DISCUSSION...WEAK INSTABILITY MAY PRODUCE A LIGHT SHOWER OVER THE
BURN UNIT THIS AFTERNOON. IF SO, RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE OR TWO
HUNDREDTHS. EXPECT A WEAK FRONT CROSSING EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
SOUTHERLY WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWEST AROUND 1700 HOURS. EXPECT DRY
CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. POTENTIAL
WETTING RAIN FOR SATURDAY.

1045 OBS...DRY 67, WET 55, RH 49, DEW 47, WIND 0-4 SW

***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
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.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23
                    MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO
                    NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
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.

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