FNUS76 KPDT 271935
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...USFS BFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1234 PM PDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY AND AFFECT THE BURN AREA WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

***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***

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO
                    9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...R HUSSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.RATTL.01/PDT