FNUS76 KPDT 081216
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY 44...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
515 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL REMAIN UNDER A WEAK UPPER
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A SERIES OF EMBEDDED WAVES WILL
BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE TODAY AND SUNDAY. A GOOD CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    1000        47             48             W 4
                    1200        52             35            NW 5
                    1400        54             30            NW 5
                    1600        53             31           WNW 7G12
                    1800        49             40             W 6G10
                    2000        41             60           NNW 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...NICK SWAGGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.HAZY4.01/PDT