FNUS76 KPDT 031334
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOTEL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
633 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH
                    INCREASING THIN HIGH CLOUDINESS LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GORDON HEPBURN
REQUESTED BY...WALLOWA FIRE ZONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.HOTEL.01/PDT