FNUS76 KPDT 031311
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUIRREL RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PDT WED APR 3 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WITH LIGHT WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA IN THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND
SHIFTING WINDS.

***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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        37             89          SE 0-2
1000        47             68          SSE 2-4
1200        57             47          S 3-6
1400        60             39          SSW 4-6
1600        64             30          SW 4-6
1800        61             38          SW 3-6
2000        52             56          N 2-5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH AFTER 2200.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING, BECOMING LIKELY SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SWITCHING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH BY 1400.

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FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.SQUIR.02/PDT