FNUS76 KPDT 252011
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
111 PM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1315 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND OVERNIGHT LOWS BELOW FREEZING. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 43 TO 48. SOUTHWEST WINDS
4 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 49 TO
54. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 51 TO 56.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 36 TO 41.
HIGHS 49 TO 54.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.LOWER.01/PDT