FNUS76 KPDT 031330
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUICK...USFS/COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
630 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. A MOIST SOUTH FLOW
ALOFT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WILL
CAUSE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION AT TIMES. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL KEEP
THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SHOWERS GOING INTO TUESDAY. WETTER
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO 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 CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES THIS MORNING...
                    THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 6-11 MPH INCREASING TO 13-17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 1500 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8-13 MPH INCREASING TO 23-28 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        49             54          SE-S  4-6
1200        53             47          S     6-8  G 18
1400        58             38          SSW  11-13 G 25
1600        59             37          S-SW 13-15 G 28
1800        57             41          S-SW 10-12 G 23
2000        49             53          S-SW  7-9


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 13-17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-24 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 12-17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH INCREASING TO
                    14-19 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE RISING TO 1500 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.BUICK.01/PDT