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FNUS76 KPDT 191753
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST -- CANYON CREEK RX -- USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
945 AM PST WED NOV 19 2003

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

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE DISTRICT AT 
THIS TIME AND WILL REACH THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN NOON 
AND 1PM.  EXPECT RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS AND RAIN SHOWERS.  THE 
RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE 
AREA WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS.  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED 
AND MUCH COLDER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

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

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. BECOMING WINDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
                    BY AFTERNOON WITH THE RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO 
                    SNOW BY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY TONIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57...FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT...RISING IN THE AFTERNOON.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING 
                    TO 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... 
                    THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
                    OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WIND 15-25 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH 
                    LATE.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. ADDITIONAL SNOW 
                    ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 TO 70 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 7 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

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.INFO 131/P/22/200311191715/70
.TAG 20031119.CANYO.01/PDT