FNUS76 KPDT 241403
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEENEY-BIG FIR...USFS - POMEROY RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
703 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING. A WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL PRODUCE INCREASING WEST WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BECOME DRAINAGE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING AND UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.SWEEN.01/PDT