FNUS76 KPDT 241330
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT 12 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
625 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
OVER THE FIRE WILL RESULT IN POSSIBLE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
TODAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTH
DAYS.

***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...

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)

0800        45             93          VRB 2-5 MPH.
1000        59             67          WSW 3-5 MPH.
1200        68             61          WSW 3-6 MPH.
1400        72             38          WSW 4-7 MPH.
1600        71             42          WSW 4-7 MPH.
1800        64             62          WSW 4-7 MPH.
2000        59             65          WSW 3-6 MPH.

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...VP
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.FT12R.01/PDT