FNUS76 KPDT 211304
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR KIWI PINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
604 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES UNSTABLE. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE APPROACHING ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL BRING
INCREASING WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

***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...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4-6 MPH BY 1400...THEN INCREASING TO 6-9 MPH
                    AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    10500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        62             37          SE-E 1-3
1200        72             24          E-NE 2-4
1400        80             17          NW 4-6
1600        79             17          W-NW 7-9

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-4 MPH BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH AFTER 1200...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 9-12 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    5500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.KIWIP.01/PDT