FNUS76 KPDT 021937
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE FLY 602...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1237 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BREEZY WINDS 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. SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WITH THE
HIGHEST SPEEDS ALONG THE RIDGES TO THE SOUTH. 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***

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12
                    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 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH
                    AROUND NOON THEN SHIFTING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AROUND 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL BECOMING NEAR SURFACE AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND MAINLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST
                    TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...TRISH WALLACE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.HORSE.01/PDT