FNUS76 KPDT 241230
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR METOLIUS BASIN...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        50             90         VARIABLE 0-3
0800        49             87         VARIABLE 1-4 MPH
1000        56             68         UP SLOPE 2-6 MPH
1200        65             53         NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH
1400        69             44         NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH
1600        66             48         NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH
1800        61             57         NORTH 4-9 MPH
2000        55             70         SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    POSSIBLE EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0 TO 4
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI DANISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.METOL.01/PDT