FNUS76 KPDT 171941
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF CREEK...BLM VAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1141 AM PST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRING INCREASING
SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN
SITE AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AROUND
THE FRONTAL CROSSING TIME. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SHIFT
NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

***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.........CLOUDY. INCREASING MID AND LOW LEVEL CLOUDS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 28 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL BECOMING NEAR SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW DEVELOPING INTO SHOW SHOWERS BY
                    MID-DAY.
CWR.................100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 WITH TEMPERATURES DECREASING TO AROUND 27
                    BY MID-DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH AROUND 1000 THEN DECREASING TO 4
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    AROUND 1100 THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD SUMMERFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.WOLFC.01/PDT