FNUS76 KPDT 081212
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT 42 CE 11...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
512 AM PDT SAT OCT 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION AND THE
BURN AREA WITH DECREASING CLOUDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY. A
WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON
SUNDAY...BUT WITH NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER.

***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 EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING MOSTLY UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 7 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO WEST 4 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        38             83         UPSLOPE 2 TO 7
1200        51             63         UPSLOPE 3 TO 8
1400        57             44         UPSLOPE 3 TO 8
1600        56             46         W 4-9
1800        52             50         W 4-9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    0 TO 4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...DAN TRAPANESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111008.RABBI.01/PDT