FNUS76 KPDT 201442
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARDINE...VALE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
742 AM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0918 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY. THEN A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO
BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL START
OUT WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL AND THEN BECOME MORE WET...MAINLY
UNDER THE THUNDERSTORM CORE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120820.SARDI.01/PDT