FNUS76 KPDT 201148
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLA JACKPOT RX...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
450 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY
WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. THE BURN AREA SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY DRY BUT
THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS MAY ALSO MIX IN OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY BUT WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

***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. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.PLAJA.01/PDT