FNUS76 KPDT 071124
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 20...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
523 AM PDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEVADA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO IDAHO TODAY AND BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND CLOUDS...AND
SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE AREA FRIDAY FOR WARMER MAX TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2000 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 1000 THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN/DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.ROCKY.01/PDT