FNUS76 KPDT 181745
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MCCOY 502...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1045 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS
MAY BE SLIGHTLY BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING BUT WILL BE LIGHT AND
MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. TODAY WILL BE COOL
DUE TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BUT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL
OCCUR ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.GREEN.01/PDT