FNUS76 KPDT 051824
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODTICK 12...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1124 AM PDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE BURN SITE
IN AROUND AN HOUR. EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THEN DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. A SHALLOW INVERSION TOPPING OUT AROUND
5500 FEET WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET. INVERSION WILL MIX OUT BETWEEN
0800 AND 1000 HOURS TOMORROW WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 18 MPH
                    AROUND 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 INCREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.WOODT.01/PDT