FNUS76 KPDT 211718
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK RX...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1017 AM PDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 A WIND SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND THEN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. 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.....65-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING AND CONTINUING
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON MITTELSTADT
REQUESTED BY...SARAH BUSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.NORTH.02/PDT