FNUS76 KPDT 271805 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1105 AM PDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BURN SITE WILL BE SEE INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY. A COLD FRONT WILL HAVE PASSED EARLIER IN THE MORNING AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS AROUND 1800 HOURS. EXPECT A WEAK INVERSION TOPPED AT 2300 FEET WILL QUICKLY BREAK AROUND 1000 HOURS BRINGING GUSTY WINDS. THE BURN SITE COULD SEE A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SHOULD ONE OCCUR. ***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*** .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...BRANDON LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110428.SADDL.01/PDT