FNUS76 KPDT 231555
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNION MINERS...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
855 AM PDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...AND TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING CLOUD COVER TO
INCREASE...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. CLEAR SKIES WILL RETURN
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH WILL BECOME
                    SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH AROUND 1100...THEN
                    SHIFT NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...BETHANY MICKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.UNION.01/PDT