FNUS76 KPDT 121710
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION MINERS...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1010 AM PDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A MOIST FLOW ALOFT OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL KEEP RAIN AND
OVERNIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINS WILL
KEEP HUMIDITIES UP AND NIGHT TIME RECOVERIES HIGH. A RIDGE WILL
MOVE IN THIS WEEKEND FOR DRY AND WARMING WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 5
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.UNION.01/PDT