FNUS76 KPDT 171825
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RIDGE 504...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1125 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND OR
                    A THUNDERSTORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    OR A THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.FIRER.01/PDT