FNUS76 KPDT 201727
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK 3...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1027 AM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER OREGON
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES
QUICKLY MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THAT WILL BRING OCCASIONAL MID AND
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AT THE BURN SITE. THE FIRST WILL CROSS THIS
MAINLY THIS EVENING POSSIBLY BRINGING LESS THAN A WETTING RAIN.


***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 CLOUDY WITH MID AND HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING 2 TO 5 MPH AROUND
                    SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND
                    LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH
                    AROUND LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.DRYCR.01/PDT