FNUS76 KPDT 261737
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1036 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK
DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING MID-LEVEL CLOUDS.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT UNTIL THE MORNING INVERSION STARTS TO LIFT
AROUND 1100 AND WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH. THE
INVERSION WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY
WITH SHOWERS AND BREEZY 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.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 50 TO
55. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 50 TO 55. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40.
HIGHS 47 TO 52.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
30 TO 35. HIGHS 44 TO 49.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.LOWER.01/PDT