FNUS76 KPDT 221736
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE VALLEY 19...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1035 AM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IMPROVED MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY BUT STILL QUESTIONABLE
VENTILATION AS SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. SURFACE INVERSION
WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET POTENTIALLY TRAPPING SMOKE. COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS LATE TONIGHT WITH A POSSIBLE WETTING RAIN. AROUND AN INCH
OF RAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS REACHING AROUND 5000 FEET
SUNDAY NIGHT.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS 4 TO 8 MPH FAVORING SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MAINLY AROUND 50 WITH 42 OCCURRING LATE
                    OVERNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAINLY AROUND 60 PERCENT WITH 96 PERCENT
                    OCCURRING LATE OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 12 MPH AROUND 0300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 0400.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....STEADY AROUND 44 INCREASING TO 52 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........MAINLY AROUND 80 PERCENT DECREASING TO 57
                    PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.PINEV.01/PDT