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FNUS76 KPDT 251818
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST -- RATTLESNAKE -- IA BFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1039 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2003

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

...CONTINUED DRY THROUGH TUESDAY...
...COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AIR MASS DRY AND 
STABLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...FAIRLY 
LOW RHS...AND LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. A TRANSITION TO COOLER 
AND WETTER CONDITIONS BEGINS WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS 
THE REGION. THE FALL-LIKE CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
END OF THE WEEK.

***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.

.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
UPSLOPE-SE 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S. UPSLOPE-SE 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 
60S. SW-NW 15-20 MPH.

$$
SMITH

.INFO 078/W/14/200310251733/200
.TAG 20031025.RATTL.01/PDT