FNUS76 KPDT 261442
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE PRAIRIE 26...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
742 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 12 MPH. THE
INVERSION WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1100        42             40           S 8
1300        45             35         SSW 9
1500        47             25          SW 10
1700        44             38           W 7
1900        34             50           W 5
2100        31             56           W 3
2300        29             63           W 3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.THREE.01/PDT