FNUS76 KPDT 021810
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP RX BURN...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1110 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.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 MAY BECOMING BREEZY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WASHINGTON
BASIN BUT EXPECT STRONGER WINDS TO REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN
AREA. SIMILAR WINDS FOR MONDAY BUT WATCH FOR A NORTHWESTERLY WIND
SHIFT EARLY MONDAY EVENING. 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.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH
                    AROUND 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AROUND 1300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HEWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.LOWER.01/PDT