FNUS76 KPDT 231837
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAIRIE SPRING PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1137 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
EXPECT A DRY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN
YESTERDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT FOR A
CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND INTO WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH THE
REST OF THE 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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST-EAST WINDS 3 TO 8.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST-EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 2
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST-EAST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.PAIRI.01/PDT