FNUS76 KPDT 181316
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR OPINE  13...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
615 AM PDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
KEEPING COOLER AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE
DAY. SOME DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WITH MORE SHOWERY AND
COOL WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

***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...MAINLY THIS
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW-W 5-10 MPH BECOMING W-NW 3-8 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SW-W 7-13 MPH BECOMING W-NW 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 10-15 MPH.

                            TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
                    1000        47             57          SW-W 5-10
                    1200        51             49          W 4-9
                    1400        57             45          W-NW 3-8
                    1600        56             57          W-NW 3-8
                    1800        52             50          W 2-7
                    2000        43             61          SW 1-5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W 2-7 MPH DECREASING TO DRAINAGE SW 1-5 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SW-W 5-10 MPH BECOMING S-SW 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W-NW 6-12 MPH BECOMING S-SW 4-9 MPH BY
                    MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 1-5 MPH BECOMING SW 7-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...S 9-18 MPH BECOMING SW 10-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 8-15 MPH BECOMING SW 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ERWERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.OPINE.01/PDT