FNUS76 KPDT 031355
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE FLY 603...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
655 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION
TODAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS FAIR AND DRY. SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE WEAKER TODAY, WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
BEING FAVORED. A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE BURN
AREA THURSDAY 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 SUNNY WITH INCREASING THIN HIGH CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH BY 1100 BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH AFTER 1400. WINDS BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE (NORTH TO NORTHEAST) 2-4 MPH AFTER 1700.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.HORSE.02/PDT