FNUS76 KPDT 011229
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT TOP  6...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND BREEZY WINDS
TO CENTRAL OREGON THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF
BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON...A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND
OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.


***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 CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 12 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH
                    AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)

0800        37             88          SE 5 MPH
1000        44             79          SE 7 MPH
1200        50             65          SE 10 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH
1400        52             48          SE 12 MPH GUSTS 23 MPH
1600        56             38          SE 14 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH
1800        53             44          SE 12 MPH GUSTS 23 MPH
2000        47             64          SE 9 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 12-18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12
                    MPH IN LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SIMMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.FLATT.01/PDT