FNUS76 KPDT 181316
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FTJ1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
615 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND MILD TEMPERATURES. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA TONIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS...HOWEVER IT
WILL REMAIN DRY. WINDS WILL BE DOMINATED MOSTLY BY PRESSURE
GRADIENT...EXCEPT ON THE MID SLOPES.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TO UP SLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. UP SLOPE
                    2 TO 6 MPH ON THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE BURN
                    SITE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JON ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.FTJ1_.01/PDT