FNUS76 KPDT 091348
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RABBIT 42 CE 11...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
650 AM PDT SUN OCT 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY WITH MAINLY JUST CLOUDS. THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES BY LATE MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS
AT THE BURN SITE SHOULD REMAIN DRY. WINDS WILL BE MOSTLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A
TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT. INVERSIONS WILL MIX OUT BY 10 AM.

***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.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING MOSTLY SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH BY 10 AM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO
                    6 MPH BY 4 AM.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...DAN TRAPANESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111009.RABBI.01/PDT