FNUS76 KPDT 241323
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 UNIT  62...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
623 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A DRY FRONT PASSES
THROUGH.

***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...

CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        16             92        N  0-3
0800        26             83        SE 0-3
1000        45             45        E  2-4
1200        51             33        NE 5-7
1400        57             26        NE 6-9
1600        61             22        NE 6-10
1800        53             31        NE 5-8
2000        43             50        NE 2-5

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.HWY20.01/PDT