FNUS76 KPDT 111209
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CYRUS...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
510 AM PDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY.  THIS WILL BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITY AND SHIFTING WEST WINDS ON
FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY AND MODERATE FOR
TONIGHT.

***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.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT WEST BY LATE MORNING AND
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS HULL
REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.NORTH.01/PDT