FNUS76 KPDT 011050
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMON BUTTE...YAKAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
350 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AHEAD OF THE NEXT
DISTURBANCE...CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE
COLD FRONT WILL THEN BRING RAIN TO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO 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. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        31             77        SE 2-3
1200        39             55        SE 3-4
1400        43             47        SE 5-6
1600        46             43        SE 5-6
1800        38             57        SE 3-4


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT DEMKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.SIMON.01/PDT