FNUS76 KPDT 250546
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BIFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1045 PM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIR WEATHER WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING BREEZY BY EARLY EVENING.
INCIDENT IS AT RIDGETOP CONSIDER SAME WINDS AS SURFACE. INVERSION
WILL START OUT NEAR BURN SITE THIS MORNING AND LIFT AROUND 0900.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN
MAINLY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN AROUND 1000 THEN BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 9
                    MPH AROUND 1700.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SAME AS 20 FOOT SURFACE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10
                    MPH AROUND 1600.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GRADUALLY SHIFTING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BY 0600.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SAME AS 20 FOOT SURFACE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AROUND
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SAME AS 20 FOOT SURFACE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD ROTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.RATTL.01/PDT