FNUS76 KPDT 141858
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALANCE UNIT 1...USDA-MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1158 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1243 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA SUNNY AND DRY
WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY. A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT LIKELY...CANNOT RULE OUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JOSIE PROPHET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.BALAN.01/PDT