FNUS76 KPDT 231310
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MCCOY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 24.
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, 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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...MUCH HIGHER IF A STORM PASSES
                    OVERHEAD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72 TOP - 74-76 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT TOP - 25-27 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT...MUCH HIGHER IF A STORM PASSES
                    OVERHEAD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55 TOP - 48-50 BOTTOM.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-76 PERCENT TOP - 86-90 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 2-7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 3-6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT...MUCH HIGHER IF A STORM PASSES
                    OVERHEAD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62 TOP - 64-66 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-50 PERCENT TOP - 42-44 PERCENT BOTTOM.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    BY AFTERNOON 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...MARK MOELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.GREEN.01/PDT