FNUS76 KPDT 241200
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR DRY
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN AREA.
RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

***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 SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST-WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        38             86           SE 4
1000        48             59            S 6
1200        56             37            S 6
1400        61             27          SSW 8
1600        65             23           SW 11
1800        61             30          WSW 11
2000        54             47          WNW 10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.PICKL.01/PDT