FNUS76 KPDT 201700
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1000 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL RIDE OVER A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. THERE
WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT WILL BECOME BREEZY WITH THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

***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 CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JOSH HEWITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.LOWER.01/PDT