FNUS76 KPDT 172304
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIVEWAY RX...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
405 PM PDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA WITH MILD AND
DRY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING
THEN INCREASE AND BECOME BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. BREEZIER WINDS AND
RAIN CAN THEN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING
HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DAVE HILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121018.DRIVE.01/PDT