FNUS76 KPDT 102243
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
343 PM PDT WED APR 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH
DECREASING SHOWERS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY FRIDAY AS
THE AREA REMAINS BETWEEN SYSTEMS. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW
SHOWERS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK.

***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***

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 48 TO 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 31 TO 36.
HIGHS 40 TO 50. WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 23 TO 28. HIGHS
31 TO 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS
31 TO 36. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BISHOP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130411.NORTH.01/PDT