FNUS76 KPDT 231840
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP 45...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1140 AM PDT SAT MAY 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS WARM INTO NEXT
WEEK. A DISTURBANCE AS WELL AS MOISTURE MOVING FROM THE SOUTH WILL
CAUSE SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
AS THE STORMS MOVE FROM THE SOUTH.

***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 SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...MATT JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090523.LOWER.01/PDT