FNUS76 KPDT 201354
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMON BUTTE II...YAKAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
654 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. STRONG MORNING
INVERSIONS CONTINUE TO LEAD TO POOR MIXING HEIGHTS. A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.


***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.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE (N-NW) WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE (SE-S) AFTER 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        45             54        NW-N 1-3 MPH
1200        56             39        SE-S 2-4 MPH
1400        66             27        SE-S 3-5 MPH
1600        65             30        SE-S 2-4 MPH
1800        56             45        VRB 1-3 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE (SE-S) WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE (NW-N) AFTER 8 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING BECOMING WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.SIMON.01/PDT