FNUS76 KPDT 041306
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  5...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
605 AM PDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER
CONDITIONS TO THE REGION AND THE BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING
INCREASING WINDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. HOWEVER...
PRECIPITATION IS NOT 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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ESE 1-5 MPH BECOMING WSW 3-8 MPH BY 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SE 2-7 MPH BECOMING WSW 4-9 MPH BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 3-8 MPH BECOMING SE 5-10 MPH BY NOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        52             50           ESE 1-5 MPH
1200        62             25           SE 2-6 MPH
1400        68             17           WSW 3-8 MPH
1600        73             14           WSW 2-7 MPH
1800        69             18           SE 1-5 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO SW 2-7 MPH BY MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WSW 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO WNW 4-9 MPH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SSE 3-8 MPH BECOMING WNW 7-13 MPH BY MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W 2-7 MPH BECOMING WNW 8-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING WNW 10-18 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WSW 8-16 MPH BECOMING WNW 12-20 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.SUNFO.01/PDT