FNUS76 KPDT 191554
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE PRAIRIE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
854 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
SUNDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL COME FROM A WEAK SYSTEM PASSING TO
THE NORTH. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL UNDERGO A CHANGE MONDAY AS A
COLD FRONT ARRIVES INCREASING WINDS AND BRINGING A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION.

***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 WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 0 TO 2 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST
                    2 TO 4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...A  STINCHFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120519.THREE.01/PDT