FNUS76 KPDT 241654
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAURY S RX UNIT 8...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
955 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA WARM AND DRY THROUGH
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENTS BRINGING SLIGHTLY HIGHER WESTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST 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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI DANISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.EASTM.01/PDT