FNUS76 KPDT 201550
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR POTAMUS...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
850 AM PDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 SEVERAL 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
AFTERNOON AND EVENING POSSIBLY BRINGING LESS THAN A WETTING RAIN.
WINDS MAY BE A LITTLE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOONS THIS WEEKEND. COOLER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY NEXT 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...STINCHFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.POTAM.01/PDT