FNUS76 KPDT 171749 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK 301...WWF-BPFZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1050 AM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION AND THE BURN SITE AND PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN SKIES BEING MOSTLY CLEAR WITH MOSTLY LIGHT DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. THERMAL BELTS WILL DEVELOP ON THE MID SLOPES AND LOWER RIDGE TOPS RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES AT NIGHT EACH NIGHT. ***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.....58-60. MIN HUMIDITY........31-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING UP SLOPE OR E-SE 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......N 2-7 MPH INCREASING TO N-NE 4-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 4-9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-38. MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........MOSTLY NE 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO 4-9 MPH UNTIL 10 PM...THEN DECREASING TO MOSTLY NW-N 2-7 MPH BY MORNING. RIDGETOP WIND.......N 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO N 3-8 MPH BY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N-NE 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO NW-N 2-7 MPH BY MORNING. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61. MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE-DOWN SLOPE 1-5 MPH BECOMING MOSTLY UP SLOPE OR SE-S 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NW-N 2-7 MPH BECOMING NW-N 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 2-7 MPH BECOMING NW 4-9 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER REQUESTED BY...NEIL FLETCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101017.JACK3.01/PDT