FNUS76 KPDT 221826
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1150 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN A BIT ON SATURDAY ALLOWING SOME
INCREASED HIGH CLOUDS ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
JUST NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL
PRODUCE SOME RAINFALL...MAINLY UNDER THE CELL. AN EXTENDED WARM AND
DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT UNDER CANOPY...17-19 PERCENT IN
                    ANY OPEN MEADOWS.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH INCREASING TO MAINLY NW 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW-N 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO NW-N 308 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR EARLY...SOME INCREASING IN HIGH THIN
                    CLOUDS LATER.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48
MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY NW-N 2-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 0-3 MPH
                    LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NW-N 3-8 MPH DECREASING TO 1-5 MPH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW-N 3-8 MPH DECREASING TO N-NE 1-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM
                    MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT UNDER CANOPY...19-21 PERCENT IN
                    ANY OPEN MEADOWS.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH BECOMING MAINLY N 3-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......MAINLY N-NE 2-6 INCREASING TO 4-9 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N-NE 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JIMMYE TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.LOWER.02/PDT