FNUS76 KPDT 211753
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURDERER S CREEK 8...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1055 AM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH DRY AND WARM
CONDITIONS. A FRONT WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND ALSO A
WIND SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST. A RAIN SHOWER OVER THE BURN AREA IS
POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. A STRONGER
SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

***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.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JON MITTELSTADT
REQUESTED BY...TIM BOYCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.MURDE.01/PDT