FNUS76 KPDT 121650
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION MINERS...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
950 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OVER THE RIDGES NORTHWEST OF THE BURN AREA. RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
WEST OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

***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 WITH INCREASING AND THICKENING HIGH CLOUD
BY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO 3
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 13
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 21 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130412.UNION.01/PDT