FNUS76 KPDT 231353
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST   3...CRESCENT R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
653 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 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 SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS FLOW WILL PUMP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND VERY WARM AIR
OVER THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. INSTABILITY SHOULD BE WEAKER TUESDAY,
WITH A DECREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...MUCH HIGHER IF A STORM PASSES
                    OVERHEAD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0700        40             75          SSE   1
0900        54             63          VRB  1-2
1100        64             38          SSW  5-8
1300        76             24          SW   4-6
1500        79             20          SW   3-5
1700        74             25          WSW  3-5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT...MUCH HIGHER IF A STORM PASSES
                    OVERHEAD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 2-4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...JIM BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.SUNFO.01/PDT