FNUS76 KPDT 161306
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE POKER  3...BLM VAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
608 AM PDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST
OREGON COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  THE SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN OREGON.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION
AT THE BURN SITE WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST WINDS 4-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT ENGLISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.BLUEP.03/PDT