FNUS76 KPDT 201805
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEENEY RX...USFS UMF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1105 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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