FNUS76 KPDT 132354
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20  133...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
454 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

***2 HOURLY PERIODS REDUCED PER CONVERSATION WITH PHIL HENDERSON

.DISCUSSION...STEADY RAIN WILL REACH BURN LOCATION THE NEXT HOUR
OR SO. EXPECT WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND REMAIN BLUSTERY THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS
THURSDAY. DECREASING SHOWERS THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY WARM AND DRY
THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
CWR.................80.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    21 MPH AFTER 2200 HOURS. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH....OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35
                    MPH AFTER 2300 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 27
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1800        52             52            SW 12
2000        50             64            SW 16
2200        46             71            SW 19
0000        43             80            SW 20

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH...BRIEFLY WEAKER IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 28 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 18
                    TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090513.HWY20.02/PDT