FNUS76 KPDT 181901
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEENEY 47...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1201 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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