FNUS76 KPDT 031455
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK MEADOW 618...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
755 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 AND TONIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING.
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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.DARKM.01/PDT