FNUS76 KPDT 252058
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERIT...MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
200 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CLIP THE
REGION ON SUNDAY WITH A FEW CLOUDS.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 79 TO 84. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO
8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 83 TO 88. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 84 TO 89. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...MEGHAN SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100926.MERIT.01/PDT