FNUS76 KPDT 241659
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILE 9...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
959 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACTIVE WEATHER WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.MILE9.01/PDT