FNUS76 KPDT 261309
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER FIVE RX...UMATILLA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
609 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND AFFECT
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT ON TUESDAY. TODAY
WILL BE MOSTLY DRY BUT A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, THEN DECREASE ON TUESDAY. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST
TO NORTHWEST TUESDAY.

***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.........CLOUDS INCREASING AND THICKENING THROUGH
                    THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWER IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING
                    TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH AFTER
                    1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH DECREASING TO 5-9 MPH
                    DURING THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13-17 MPH DECREASING TO 8-13 MPH BY
                    LATE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7-11 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110926.LOWER.01/PDT