FNUS76 KPDT 021827 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK 300...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1127 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. VERY STABLE CONDITIONS UNDER A MID-LEVEL INVERSION WILL LEAD TO WINDS HUGGING TERRAIN FEATURES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATER THURSDAY THEN STALL...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. ***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 WITH PASSING THIN HIGH CLOUDS. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AROUND 1300. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH INCREASING CLOUDS LATE. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AROUND 2300. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH AROUND 0200. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL FALLING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LATE OVERNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AROUND 1500. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH AROUND 1000 THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 35 TO 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS 35 TO 40. WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 35 TO 40. WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 38 TO 43. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 31. HIGHS 39 TO 44. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.JACK3.01/PDT