FNUS76 KPDT 201532
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
832 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS DUE TO MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A
WARM FRONT TO THE NORTH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD NOT MOVE OVER THE BURN
AREA. YET SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. BREEZY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
ON MONDAY 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS
                    THAN 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO
                    17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...BICC DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120520.RATTL.01/PDT