FNUS76 KPDT 161811
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RIDGE 504...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1111 AM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL SPREAD INCREASING
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY BUT RAIN WILL BECOME LIKELY SATURDAY
WITH SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 4
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST  AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 70 TO 75.
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 47 TO 52. HIGHS 67 TO 72. SOUTHEAST WINDS
2 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 41 TO 46.
HIGHS 66 TO 71. NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 65 TO 70.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 65 TO 72.

$$
FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100916.FIRER.01/PDT