FNUS76 KPDT 161238
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY 18   21...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
540 AM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE THAT BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS LAST EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA
TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION BY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GENERALLY DRIER CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION
DURING THE WEEKEND WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS. DURING THE
WEEKEND.

***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 IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 0-4 MPH BECOMING SW 4-9 MPH BY NOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 2-7 MPH INCREASING TO SW 5-10 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 7-14 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        58             44            SW 1-5 MPH.
1200        61             42            SW 2-6 MPH.
1400        69             39            SW 3-8 MPH.
1600        65             40            SW 4-9 MPH.
1800        60             54            SW-W 3-8 MPH.
2000        52             76            W-NW 2-6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W-NW 3-8 MPH DECREASING TO VARIABLE 0-4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO NW 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 3-8 MPH DECREASING TO NW 2-6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING S 3-8 MPH BY NOON...
                    AND THEN SW 5-10 MPH BY 3 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW 1-5 MPH BECOMING S 4-9 MPH BY NOON AND THEN
                    SW 6-12 MPH BY 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 2-6 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ERWERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100916.HAZY1.02/PDT