FNUS76 KPDT 081225
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY  50...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
525 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    1000        46             47            W 4
                    1200        51             35           NW 5
                    1400        54             30           NW 5
                    1600        55             25          WNW 7G12
                    1800        49             34            W 6G10
                    2000        40             53          NNW 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 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.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL CALDER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ERWERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.HAZY5.01/PDT