FNUS76 KPDT 271244
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE HILLS...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
545 AM PDT WED JUL 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SOME INCREASE IN WIND TODAY...OTHERWISE A
STABLE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.

***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.........A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TO UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        57             67         VARIABLE 0-4
1000        66             51         UP SLOPE 2-6
1200        72             37         NW 3-8
1400        77             28         NW 5-10
1600        78             25         NW 7-13
1800        75             28         NW 6-12
2000        68             38         NW 4-9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........FEW CLOUDS EARLY THEN CLEAR AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO
                    VARIABLE - DOWN SLOPE 0 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 8 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH...DECREASING TO 1 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110727.COYOT.02/PDT