FNUS76 KPDT 131216
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MET BASIN 28...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
513 AM PDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE TODAY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE ON FRIDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE
SHIFTS EASTWARD CAUSING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS IN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS SCENARIO WILL
CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.

***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 SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NW 3-8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 4-9 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    1000        56             47          SW 0-4
                    1200        65             34          NW 2-6
                    1400        71             21          NW 3-8
                    1600        69             29          NW 3-8
                    1800        67             30          NW 2-6
                    2000        59             37          SW 1-5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW-NW 2-7 MPH DECREASING TO S-SW 1-5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SW 4-9 MPH DECREASING TO S 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DECREASING TO S 1-5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH BECOMING S-SW 3-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...S-SW 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS S-SW 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.METBA.01/PDT