FNUS76 KPDT 112048
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH 7A...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
148 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 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. CLOUD COVER AND SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY ENHANCED
UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY. 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***

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS INCREASING TO
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20...POSSIBLY HIGHER IF A THUNDERSTORM MOVES
                    OVER THE BURN SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-8 MPH AFTER 1600.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 11-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS DECREASING TO
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH BY
                    2100...THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED
                    WITH SNOW OR SMALL HAIL...LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH
                    BY 0900...INCREASING TO 10-15 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 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6-10 MPH MID TO LATE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 17-21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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