FNUS76 KPDT 041848
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT BUTTE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1148 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY TODAY.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE FROM AN APPROACHING LOW WILL AID IN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1200        84             24             VRB 1-3
1400        89             21             VRB 1-3
1600        92             19             NW  3-5
1800        89             16             NW  4-7
2000        84             22             NW  3-6
2200        76             27             NW  1-3
0000        70             33             VRB 1-3
0200        64             38             VRB 1-3


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER/JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090704.PILOT.01/PDT