FNUS76 KPDT 190032 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 529 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE THE AREAS WEATHER WITH DRY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE ON SUNDAY AND INCREASE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. ***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*** .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38. MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70. MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...VP REQUESTED BY...BICC DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120519.RATTL.01/PDT