FNUS76 KPDT 181510
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE PRAIRIE...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
810 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WINDS MAY BE A LITTLE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL BE LIGHT AND
MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. TODAY WILL BE COOL
DUE TO NORTHWESTLY FLOW ALOFT BUT WILL GRADUALLY WARM ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY AS HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA.

***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.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 5
                    TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...A  STINCHFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.THREE.01/PDT