FNUS76 KPDT 241255
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MCCOY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
551 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 ABOUT
10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY AND THEN 10 MORE DEGREES COOLER 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...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 13 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1 TO 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...MARK MOELLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.GREEN.02/PDT