FNUS76 KPDT 022115
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUIRREL RIDGE...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
215 PM PDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL GIVE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. ON
THURSDAY A FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO
AROUND 10 MPH.

NOTE: BAD OBSERVATIONAL DATA IN THE AREA OF THE BURN YIELDED
UNREALISTIC TEMPERATURE AND RH VALUES IN THE INITIAL STARTING
FORECAST. DID MY BEST TO CORRECT THESE VALUES BUT CONFIDENCE IS
NOT AS HIGH AS NORMAL.

***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***

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        50             61        UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH
1200        56             47        S 1-3 MPH
1400        62             34        S-SW 2-4 MPH
1600        64             29        W-SW 2-5 MPH
1800        62             33        N-NW 2-4 MPH
2000        57             42        N-NW 1-3 MPH
2200        44             63        TERRAIN DRIVEN 1-2 MPH


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.SQUIR.01/PDT