FNUS76 KPDT 061331
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 20...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
630 AM PDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND
STABLE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST REACHING THE NORTHERN GREAT
BASIN THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INCREASING MOISTURE AND
CLOUDS...AND POSSIBLY A FEW SHOWERS...TO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY.

***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 WITH MAINLY THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72 BOTTOM...64-66 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT BOTTOM...34-37 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP
                    VALLEY 2-5 MPH AROUND 1000...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    8-13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWER
                    TOWARDS DAYBREAK.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39 BOTTOM...40-42 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-98 PERCENT BOTTOM...84-88 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY 1900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH BY 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 7-12 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67 BOTTOM...60-62 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT BOTTOM...37-40 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    7-12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.ROCKY.01/PDT