FNUS76 KPDT 191252
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE  3...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
555 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION
TODAY. A WARM UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE BURN AREA COULD LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BECOMING 10 TO 15
MPH. AS THE TROUGH PUSHES INLAND OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY...RAIN
SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0800        38             80            SSW  4
                    1000        45             68            SSW  7
                    1200        59             42            SSW  8
                    1400        61             34              S 10
                    1600        64             30              S 10
                    1800        59             45            SSW 10
                    2000        50             67             SW  9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 11 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.PICKL.01/PDT