FNUS76 KPDT 032355
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURDERERS CREEK  848...BLM PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
455 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1622 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL
BRING SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO IDAHO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE
CASCADES TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. WINDS
WILL INCREASE BEHIND TUESDAY'S FRONT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE 10
                    PM...SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 10 PM.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH...DECREASING TO 6-10
                    MPH AFTER 8 PM...THEN DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 8 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1800        64             23          S 13 MPH
2000        59             30          S 10 MPH
2200        57             31          S 8 MPH

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-12 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).


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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.MURDE.01/PDT