FNUS76 KPDT 051832
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOUGH 4 RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1032 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY. BREEZY PRE-FRONTAL WINDS WILL INCREASE, BECOMING WINDY THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. A
FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS BREEZY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY, THOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY LIGHTEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

***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 CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    28 MPH INCREASING TO 22-27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    45-50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 32-40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 21-26 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-45 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 13-19 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30-37 MPH DECREASING TO 18-24 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-17 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120305.SLOUG.01/PDT