FNUS76 KPDT 011609
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
908 AM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LIGHT DIURNALLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SUNDAY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

***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.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...MATT JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.LOWER.01/PDT