FNUS76 KPDT 011253
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
553 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER
EARLY TODAY FROM AN OVERNIGHT SYSTEM, OTHERWISE A FEW SHOWERS SHOULD
REDEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. FAIR CONDITIONS WITH
SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY.

***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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...
                    MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AFTER 1500. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    11-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20-24 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3-5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13-18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BY NOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    13-17 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JORGENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.DARKC.01/PDT