FNUS76 KPDT 211518
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKAY...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
817 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH
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***

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        67             39           E   1-2
1200        76             28           VAR 1-3
1400        80             20          W-NW 2-4
1600        82             19           NW  3-5
1800        79             23           NW  3-6
2000        64             41           W   3-5
2200        55             55           SW  2-4
2400        45             70           SW  1-3


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE AFTERNOON.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND LESS THAN 2 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH BY MIDDAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...KIRK METZGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.MCKAY.01/PDT