FNUS76 KPDT 221833
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RIDGE 504...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1135 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY
INTO THE EVENING. SHOWERY CONDITIONS WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

***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.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 44 TO 49. NORTHWEST WINDS
2 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS
44 TO 49. WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 48 TO 53. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 50 TO 55.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
33 TO 38. HIGHS 54 TO 59.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF WEER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.FIRER.01/PDT