FNUS76 KPDT 121715
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1015 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIR AND DRY WITH INCREASING HIGH
CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG
RIDGETOPS...LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

***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.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4-8
                    MPH AFTER 9 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 17 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 22-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARY WISTER
REQUESTED BY...SARAH BUSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130412.NORTH.01/PDT