FNUS76 KPDT 191309
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERWOOD SADDLE...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
609 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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...BUT THE WEAK SYSTEMS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE CASCADES
NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. THEREFORE...A DRY FORECAST IS IN STORE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.  WINDS MAY BE
BREEZY FROM TIME TO TIME.


***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.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.SHERW.01/PDT