FNUS76 KPDT 181224
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK RX...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
524 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A WEAK
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ON 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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 11
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        31             73        UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH
1000        46             47        UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH
1200        61             24        SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH
1400        68             19        SOUTHEAST 6-8 MPH
1600        67             19        SOUTHEAST 8-11 MPH
1800        60             27        SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH
2000        49             42        SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 3
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.ELKRX.01/PDT