FNUS76 KPDT 151354 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMON BUTTE II...WAYAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH WINDS FAVORING WEST DIRECTIONS EARLY THEN NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST DIRECTIONS. ***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 SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH AFTER 1100. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 9-13 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-9 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 43 68 SW-W 7-9 G 18 1200 49 54 NNW-N 6-8 1400 56 37 N-NE 6-8 1600 58 34 N-NE 5-7 1800 50 46 N-NE 5-7 2000 45 60 N-NE 4-6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4-7 MPH DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7-13 MPH DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58. MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH DECREASING EAST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.SIMON.01/PDT