FNUS76 KPDT 161230
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SEND INCREASED MOISTURE AND
FREQUENT DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL REMAIN DRY BUT WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER.
AFTER FRIDAY MORNING SHOWER CHANCES WILL STEADILY INCREASE WITH
WETTING RAINS EXPECTED SATURDAY. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH BUT NOT COMPLETELY END MONDAY.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH
                    AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100916.LITTL.03/PDT