FNUS76 KPDT 171219
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE  3...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
520 AM PDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL
OREGON TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE BURN SITE.  DRY
CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  IT WILL BE
UNSEASONABLY WARM THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

***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.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-7
                    MPH AFTER 10 AM...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 3 PM.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WIND 3-7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    AFTER 12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0800        35             90            VRB 2 MPH
                    1000        43             70            S 2 MPH
                    1200        51             49            S 5 MPH
                    1400        62             35            S 7 MPH
                    1600        63             30            S-SW 6 MPH
                    1800        54             54            SW 6 MPH
                    2000        47             67            W 8 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    10 PM
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3-6
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SAM PEARCY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100417.PICKL.01/PDT