FNUS76 KPDT 201401
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPEARS UNIT 844...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
701 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY. 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.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY/DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF KLAASSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.SPEAR.01/PDT