FNUS76 KPDT 021840
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK MEADOW 618...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1139 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WINDS TODAY AND MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIR TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
THE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A FEW
SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY IN
THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS TODAY AND MONDAY. WATCH FOR A NORTHWEST
WIND SHIFT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. INVERSION TOP AROUND 5500
FEET TONIGHT. COOLER CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK. WETTING RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT WITH A MUCH
BETTER CHANCE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME CUMULUS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAINLY AROUND 52 PERCENT INCREASING TO AROUND 80
                    PERCENT AROUND SUNRISE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH AROUND 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND NOON THEN
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH AROUND 1700.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND NOON THEN SHIFTING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.DARKM.02/PDT