FNUS76 KPDT 061621
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  5...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
920 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING OFFSHORE LOW WILL BRING INCREASING FLOW
ALOFT ALONG WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN
ALONG THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR THE BURN
SITE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON ON
SATURDAY.


BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL OCCUR
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA. EXPECT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW BEHIND THE
FRONT.

***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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH...DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12-17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12-17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.SUNFO.01/PDT