FNUS76 KPDT 021325
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAFR 215...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
625 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FAIR WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY
WILL GIVE WAY TO A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING UP TO A
HALF INCH OF RAIN AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ALONG
WITH STRONGER WINDS ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
ARRIVES FOR THE WEEKEND.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        43             60        DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH
1200        49             43        VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
1400        53             38        W-NW 2-4 MPH
1600        54             38        W-NW 3-6 MPH
1800        52             47        W-NW 3-5 MPH
2000        46             62        W 2-4 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 9 TO 16 MPH AROUND 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AT 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.SAFR2.01/PDT