FNUS76 KPDT 191713
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE POKER  3...BLM VAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1012 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH SLOW MOVING OFFSHORE UPPER
TROUGH GRADUALLY WORKING INLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. WEAK MID LEVEL
INSTABILITY PRESENT TODAY, BUT PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH TO RESULT IN
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT HOWEVER. COLD
FRONT LIKELY TO CROSS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER. STRONG CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY 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.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2300
                    HRS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING BECOMING LESS THAN
                    1000 FEET AGL AFTER 2200 HRS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH MID-MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL BECOMING 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...STEPHANIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.BLUEP.01/PDT