FNUS76 KPDT 031645
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
945 AM PDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE
AHEAD OF A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY
TONIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK.


***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 2100 THEN BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 61 TO 66. UPSLOPE WINDS LESS
THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 65 TO 70. NORTHEAST WINDS
2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 67 TO 72. WEST WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 68 TO 73. WEST WINDS 2 TO
6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 67 TO 72. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101003.LOWER.01/PDT