FNUS76 KPDT 241221
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
520 AM PDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY
DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA LATER TONIGHT...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN BY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.PASTU.01/PDT