FNUS76 KPDT 221601
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OCHOCO VALLEY 275...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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. COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BY MIDDAY...INCREASING TO 11 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
                    MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VINCENT PAPOL
REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.OCHOC.02/PDT