FNUS76 KPDT 171404
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE GROUND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
703 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...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL
              TRANSPORT MOISTURE TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
              TONIGHT FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
              TONIGHT AS WELL. THE LOW WILL THEN PUSH A COLD FRONT
              ACROSS THE BURN SITE ON SATURDAY FOR RAIN BECOMING
              LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

***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. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY 1400...THEN BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13
                    MPH BY 1600.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)

1000        59             58             S 4
1200        68             42             S 6
1400        71             34             SW 8
1600        72             31             W 10
1800        68             35             W 12
2000        59             53             W 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY AND COOLER. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.HOLEI.01/PDT