FNUS76 KPDT 191333
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 23...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
635 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EASTERN OREGON WILL BE UNDER A FAST WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT THROUGH THE WEEK. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL BE EMBEDDED IN
THE FLOW...AND THE WEAK SYSTEMS MAY BRING LIGHT RAIN OR A FEW
SPRINKLES AT TIMES NEAR THE BURN SITE.  THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
BE THURSDAY NIGHT.  RIDGETOP WINDS WILL ALSO BE BREEZY AT TIMES THIS
WEEK.

***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. OCCASIONAL SPRINKLES IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS (MAINLY NE) 0-2 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE (MAINLY SW) 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH...INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.ROCKY.02/PDT