FNUS76 KPDT 131342
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 2009 WHITMAN MISSION...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
642 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BURN SITE WILL BE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WITH
HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE, BUT THERE MAY BE ENOUGH HEATING TO RESULT IN A LIGHT WEST
TO NORTHWEST WIND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH POSSIBLY BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO
                    13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...ROGER TRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090313.2009W.01/PDT