FNUS76 KPDT 111804
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOSE...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1104 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRENGTHENING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
WILL CAUSE A WEAKENING SYSTEM TO SWING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT. FAIR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASINGLY
CLOUDY AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WINDS
TODAY WILL BE PRIMARILY ENHANCED UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY. THE UPPER TROUGH
OVER THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY FOR MORE 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE
                    NUMEROUS BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO
                    4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 11-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...WITH SHOWERS
                    LIKELY CONTINUING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BY MID EVENING.
                    WINDS THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING FALLING TO NEAR
                    SURFACE BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 9-13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH INCREASING TO 12-16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6-10 MPH MID TO LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 17-21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.GOOSE.01/PDT