FNUS76 KPDT 111140
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  6...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
440 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH MAY HELP TO INHIBIT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING TOO
WARM. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN DRY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO SW 6-12 MPH BY NOON
                    AND THEN SW 8-15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO SW 10-20 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        53             61            SW 1-5
1000        60             44            SSW 3-8
1200        68             28            SW 6-12
1400        71             19            SW 7-13
1600        69             25            SW 8-15
1800        64             38            WSW 6-12


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 6-12 MPH DECREASING OVERNIGHT TO SW 2-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 8-15 MPH DECREASING OVERNIGHT TO SW 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 10-20 MPH...DECREASING TO SW 6-12 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE (DRAINAGE) 0-4 MPH EARLY INCREASING
                    TO SW 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SW 2-6 MPH INCREASING TO SW 6-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...RSC
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.SUNFO.01/PDT