FNUS76 KPDT 251336 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT TOP RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 636 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DUE TO THIS FRONT. ***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 WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDINESS. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH BY 1000...THEN INCREASING TO 12-16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH INCREASING TO 18-22 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 18-22 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 43 41 W 6-9 1200 47 31 W-NW 10-13 1400 52 23 W-NW 12-14 1600 55 19 NW 14-16 1800 50 26 NW 14-16 2000 42 41 W-NW 9-12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH BY 2200...BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH TOWARDS DAYBREAK. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 18-22 MPH DECREASING TO 7-11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18-22 MPH DECREASING TO 5-9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 1-4 MPH INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH AFTER NOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 7-11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090425.FLATT.01/PDT