FNUS76 KPDT 221230
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
530 AM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST WILL
KEEP A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AS A RESULT. CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

***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. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 1 TO 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 BECOMING DRAINAGE 0 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 1 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LACHAPELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120621.RATTL.01/PDT