FNUS76 KPDT 311837 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMON BUTTE...BIA YAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1137 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AT THE BURN SITE. ***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1200 44 63 SW 8-11 1400 46 57 W 7-9 1600 44 54 W-NW 6-8 1800 41 62 NW 5-7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...BRENT DEMKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111031.SIMON.01/PDT