FNUS76 KPDT 171806
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROZ 51...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1106 AM PDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ALOFT BRINGING SIGNIFICANT INSTABILITY
TODAY TO THE BURN SITE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SOME STORMS BECOMING STRONG AND PUTTING OUT PARTICULARLY GUSTY
WINDS IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL. LITTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH
GUSTY SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED.

***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. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
                    STRONGER AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AND GUSTY FOR THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING WITH  A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    STRONGER GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 19 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 13 TO 18 MPH AND GUSTY INCREASING TO 19 TO
                    15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...E652
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.ARROZ.02/PDT