FNUS76 KPDT 081228
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKEETER   40...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN AND PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY. A DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL SPREAD MOISTURE
EAST OF THE CASCADES AGAIN TONIGHT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THEN A WARM FRONT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN AREA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        52             80          SW 3
1200        58             56          SW 5
1400        61             47          SW 8
1600        56             56          SW 8
1800        53             63          SW 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JJBISHOP FS FED US
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.SKEET.01/PDT