FNUS76 KPDT 201621
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCHOCO VALLEY 352...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
921 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
TUESDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED CUMULUS
COULD DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON AS THE AIRMASS
BECOMES UNSTABLE.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 1 TO 3
                    OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DOUG WEBER/JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.OCHOC.02/PDT