FNUS76 KPDT 241330
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZANE...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
630 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL PRODUCE INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
TODAY WITH NORTHERLY WINDS DIMINISHING AND BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS THIS
EVENING.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 SHIFTING TO NORTH 7 TO 13
                    MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTH
                    AND INCREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1100        42             78           NW 4-8
1300        46             51           NW 7-11
1500        47             36           NW-N 8-13
1700        44             37           N 7-12
1900        39             46           N 5-10
2100        34             56           NE 3-5
2300        32             64           NE 2-4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY 2200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.ZANE_.01/PDT