FNUS76 KPDT 102202
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION MINERS...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
305 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 PDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP OVERCAST CLOUDS
OVER EASTERN OREGON TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL
MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND
CONTINUE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2-6 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 12 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 9-13 MPH AFTER
                    12 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARY WISTER
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.UNION.02/PDT