FNUS76 KPDT 041736
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER CREEK...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1036 AM PDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER TODAY WITH MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. A STRONG MID-LEVEL INVERSION WILL
LIMIT VERTICAL MIXING TODAY. A STRONG COMBINED RADIATION AND
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET WITH THE TOP NEAR
8000 FEET TONIGHT AND BREAK AROUND NOON TOMORROW. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE BURN SITE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING EARLY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME SHOWERS
AND AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 BOTTOM...58 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT BOTTOM...37 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO
                    7 MPH AROUND 1300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 BOTTOM...39 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT BOTTOM...74 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 BOTTOM...62 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT BOTTOM...40 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 14 TO
                    18 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.DEERC.01/PDT