FNUS76 KPDT 201533
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 21...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
833 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUNNY
SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SUBSIDENCE ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS. LOWER HALF OF BURN UNIT WILL BE
IN THE THERMAL BELT AGAIN TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS (MAINLY NNE THROUGH ESE)
                    3-7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY 1000 BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.ROCKY.01/PDT