FNUS76 KPDT 151408
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOON...WALLA WALLA RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
708 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY
WITH ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING TO THE
SOUTH MAY BRING SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUDS BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TODAY OR ON WEDNESDAY. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING MOSTLY
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 0 TO 4
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE TO UP SLOPE 1-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...MATT JAMES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.LOON_.02/PDT