FNUS76 KPDT 291535
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP RX BURN...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
835 AM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE WARM AND DRY WEATHER TODAY.
THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO WARM ON FRIDAY BUT A WEAK DISTURBANCE
COULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE AREA LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY. ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE...YET
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH.

***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.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 52 TO 57. HIGHS
75 TO 85. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS SOUTHWEST 10
TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS
69 TO 75. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS SOUTH 3 TO 6
MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 65 TO
70. SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...ENG 668
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.LOWER.01/PDT