FNUS76 KPDT 261424
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...MALHEUR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
725 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE FOR ONE MORE DAY WITH
LIGHT WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. A WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AN
INCREASE IN WINDS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SATURDAY
NIGHT. SUNDAY WILL BE ANOTHER BREEZY DAY AND THEN ANOTHER WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE
OF RAIN.

***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.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...BARB MILLER-SOHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.NORTH.01/PDT