FNUS76 KPDT 011247
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OPINE F20...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
550 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 PDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST OF THE
CASCADES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.  WINDS WILL INCREASE AT THE
BURN SITE WEDNESDAY...AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL IN CENTRAL OREGON WITH SNOW SHOWERS
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE 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...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE (WEST) 0-2 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    2-5 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST-EAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        27             69         CALM
1200        37             55         NE 3
1400        43             48         NE 5
1600        38             52         NE 5
1800        34             60         NE-E 3
2000        29             66         E 3

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....18.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST-EAST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 4-7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6-11 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.OPINE.02/PDT