FNUS76 KPDT 141301
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKEETER  40...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CREATE A SHIFT TO WEST WIND
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.  THERE IS  SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM OVER THE BURN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO TO MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)

                    0900        42             65        NW 3
                    1100        50             48        S 3
                    1300        69             24        S 5
                    1500        74             15        S 6
                    1700        70             30        W 7
                    1900        65             49        W 7
                    2100        55             68        NW 6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JON MITTELSTADT
REQUESTED BY...JJBISHOP FS FED US
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.SKEET.01/PDT