FNUS76 KPDT 051140
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
440 AM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
WASHINGTON WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS OREGON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. MOST OF THE ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NORTH AND
EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS
ANTICIPATED BRINGING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 14G22 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

                           TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    0900        30             70           W 5 TO 8
                    1100        39             43           WNW 7 TO 10
                    1300        40             35           NW 8 TO 11
                    1500        42             32           NW 10 TO 14G22
                    1700        42             32           NW 10 TO 14G22
                    1900        29             65           NW 8 TO 11
                    2000        26             73           NW 5 TO 8

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FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...JJBISHOP FS FED US
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.SUNFO.01/PDT