FNUS76 KPDT 251642
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK UNDERBURN  UNITS 16   17...JOHN DAY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
930 AM PDT MON MAY 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN AREA THIS MORNING WITH VIRTUALLY NO EFFECT...AND THEN WILL BE
REPLACED BY INCREASING HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH CONTINUED MILD TO WARM
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.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS...BUT NO
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TO N-NW 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO W
                    3-8. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE-NW 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO NW 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON MID SLOPE...EXCEPT 5000-6000 FEET AT
                    RIDGE TOPS IN THE FREE AIR WINDS. INVERSIONS
                    BREAKING ABOUT 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 4-9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......N-NW 3-8 MPH DECREASING 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT...WITH
                    TRAPPED SMOKE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N-NE 2-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY....BUT THEN INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS...BUT NO
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71
MIN HUMIDITY........29-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING UP SLOPE 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NW 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FEET BY
                    AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 4000-5000 FT AGL RIDGES.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N-NW 3-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROBERT CRAMP
REQUESTED BY...BOB KAUSLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090525.PINEC.01/PDT