FNUS76 KPDT 301337
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  3...CRESCENT R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
637 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. THE INITIAL BATCH OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH BEFORE
DAYBREAK, BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.


***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.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-22 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    28-38 MPH BY AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0700        45             72           SW   7-9
0900        48             66           SW   8-10
1100        50             61          WSW  10-12
1300        52             54            W  12-14
1500        53             50            W  14-16
1700        51             54            W  14-16


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH DECREASING
                    12-17 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25-33 MPH DECREASING TO 17-25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17-25 MPH DECREASING TO 12-17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...JIM BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.SUNFO.01/PDT