FNUS76 KPDT 021159
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 UNIT  95...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT IS SPREADING WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL OREGON EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO
WASHINGTON LATER THIS MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE BURN SITE
THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

***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.........RAIN UNTIL 8 AM...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT UNTIL 8 AM...20 PERCENT AFTER 8 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10
                    MPH AFTER 12 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        52             98          SW 3 MPH
1000        55             82          SW 4 MPH
1200        56             66          SW 4 MPH
1400        57             58          SW 5 MPH
1600        58             52          SW 9 MPH
1800        58             60          SW 8 MPH
2000        53             75          SW 5 MPH

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...RAU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090502.HWY20.02/PDT