FNUS76 KPDT 111207
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY  33...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
507 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING FRONT SWEPT ACROSS EASTERN OREGON LAST
NIGHT. INCREASING WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE
BURN SITE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND RH'S WILL
BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY FOR A
BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS...BREEZY WINDS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10-15
                    MPH AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        43             65          W 3 MPH
1000        48             49          W 4 MPH
1200        53             37          W 5 MPH
1400        60             30          W 7 MPH
1600        61             29          NW 10 MPH GUST 20 MPH
1800        53             39          NW 11 MPH GUST 20 MPH
2000        44             56          WNW 9 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 4-9 MPH
                    AFTER 8 PM...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
                    BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10-15 MPH...DECREASING TO 7-11 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10-18
                    MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-23
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SIMMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.HAZY3.01/PDT