FNUS76 KPDT 191635
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST 2...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
935 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. BREEZY
SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.  COLD FRONT LIKELY TO CROSS LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

***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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPE DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    PREDOMINANTLY SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH AROUND 1100 HRS. CAUTION FOR TURBULENT
                    WIND DIRECTIONS AROUND THE KNOB ASPECTS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    1100        58             34           S 11
                    1300        65             28           S 9
                    1500        71             16           S 11
                    1700        71             17           S 11
                    1900        64             25           S 8
                    2100        49             53           S 6


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 17
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...SONNY CALDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.SUNFO.02/PDT