FNUS76 KPDT 151713 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RIDGE 504...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1013 AM PDT WED SEP 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 2000 HOURS. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY. POTENTIAL WETTING FOR 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*** .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AROUND 1700. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AROUND 1600. MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................5. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2100 THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 75 TO 81. NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 76 TO 81. WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 67 TO 76. WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 67 TO 72. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 67 TO 72. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100915.FIRER.01/PDT