FNUS76 KPDT 150521
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE 36...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1020 PM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

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


.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF THE EASTERN
PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD CLOUDS OVER EASTERN OREGON WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO WEST OF
THE CASCADES WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE.



***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***

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 1-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2-4 MPH
                    AFTER 1 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WIND 0-2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5
                    MPH AFTER 10 AM...THEN INCREASING TO 10-13
                    MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        47             75          S 3 MPH
1000        60             50          S 1-2 MPH
1200        65             38          S-SW 1-2 MPH
1400        74             32          W 2 MPH
1600        72             38          W 4 MPH
1800        66             48          W 4 MPH


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTH
                    3-6 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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