FNUS76 KPDT 301437
FWSPDT

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

CORRECTED DUE TO CHANGE IN LAT/LON

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 ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT
HAS MOVED THROUGH ALREADY, BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND
WEST INTO 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 13-18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10-18 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15-25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-22 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    28-38 MPH BY LATE MORNING.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0700        48             72           SW   10-14
0900        51             65           SW  12-16
1100        52             60          WSW  13-17
1300        54             53            W  14-19
1500        55             49            W  15-20
1700        51             54            W  15-20


.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...RC
REQUESTED BY...JIM BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.SUNFO.02/PDT