FNUS76 KPDT 031325
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  3...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
625 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES AND
MODERATE RAIN TO THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY RAIN SHOWERS
AND BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY WITH LIGHTER SHOWERS AND WINDS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AND
LIGHT WINDS THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

***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.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.SUNFO.01/PDT