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Spot Forecast for BCC UNIT...FWS
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
754 AM PDT Tue Oct 10 2017

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on October 10. 
***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds***
***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages***
***CWR-Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater***

If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.

.DISCUSSION...A Pacific cold front will move onshore this afternoon
then across south central Washington this evening between 2000-2200.
A warm southerly flow ahead of the front will increase at the burn site
then winds will shift to a westerly direction behind the front. A
cool and marginally unstable air mass will keep breezy conditions as
well as showers along the southern Washington Cascades on Wednesday.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
                    1700. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
Max temperature.....63. 
Min humidity........30 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 2-5 mph increasing to 4-9 mph after
                    1100 then 6-12 mph after 1600.
Ridgetop wind.......South 10-15 mph shifting to the Southwest 10-15 
                    mph after 1000 gusting to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Near surface then 3500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. A 
                    chance of rain showers in the evening. 
CWR.................less than 10 percent. 
Min temperature.....38. 
Max humidity........92 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest-West 10-15 mph...then West-Northwest
                    8-12 mph after 2200...decreasing to 4-9 mph
                    by sunrise.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest-West 12-20 mph...becoming West-Northwest
                    10-15 mph after 2200.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL decreasing to 1500 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
Max temperature.....54-57. 
Min humidity........50-55 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-9 mph...increasing to 8-12 mph
                    in the afternoon. 
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 8-12 mph increasing to 10-15 mph in
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL 
                    late in the morning. 
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. 

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Forecaster...Wister
Requested by...Frank Connor
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1716631.7/PDT
.EMAIL frank_connor@fws.gov