FNUS76 KPDT 171245
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY 18   21...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
545 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA BY THIS EVENING. WETTING RAINS WILL THEN
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES EACH DAY.

***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 IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        51             68         S 3-4
1000        62             55         S 5-6
1200        68             49         SW 6-7
1400        71             45         SW 7-8
1600        72             45         SW 8-9
1800        66             57         SW-W 6-7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DMH/RSC
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ERWERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.HAZY1.01/PDT