FNUS76 KPDT 202036
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOONER 522...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
136 PM PDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS GET SOME PRESSURE GRADIENT
ENHANCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN LOWER
MIXING HEIGHTS. UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE SITE WILL BE NEAR 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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH...DECREASING BRIEFLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    17 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.SPOON.01/PDT