FNUS76 KPDT 171734
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1030 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. FOR TODAY...OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
THERE WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

***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 LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH.


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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.DRYCR.01/PDT