FNUS76 KPDT 041311
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUN FOREST  3...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. THE COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND
THIS MAY RESULT IN AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS. HOWEVER...ANY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT. DRIER AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL ON SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE AIR WILL BE DRY.

***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 RAIN AND HIGH
                    MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    7 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        35             78           W-NW 1-5
1000        41             61           W-NW 3-8
1200        48             46           W-NW 5-10
1400        52             39           W-NW 7-13
1600        50             41           W-NW 7-13
1800        46             48           W-NW 5-10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A POSSIBLE SHOWER IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO NORTH
                    1-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NW-N 2 TO 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........N 3-8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......N 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...DAN TRAPANESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.SUNFO.01/PDT