FNUS76 KPDT 231252
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE JUNIPER  1...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
550 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE EAST AND AN UPPER LOW TO
THE WEST WILL CAUSE A SOUTH TO SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE FIRE TODAY.
THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PUMP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND VERY WARM AIR
NORTHWARD OVER THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY DIRECTLY UNDER ANY THUNDERSTORM
CELLS...OTHERWISE PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT IF ANY.

***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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND MAY SHIFT TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AT TIMES.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....MOSTLY SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO
                    2 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3
                    TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 9
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LACHAPELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.RATTL.02/PDT