FNUS76 KPDT 261227
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIMROCK 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
527 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY.
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH MAYBE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.  WINDS
SHOULD BE MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY.  ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME
WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE RIDGES...AS THERE WILL BE A BIT
OF A WESTERLY GRADIENT SET UP.  THIS GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP
SATURDAY WITH STRONGER WIND SPEEDS ANTICIPATED.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LOWER VALLEY
                    AREAS WITH WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH NEAR THE
                    RIDGES.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH DECREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE IN THE MORNING LESS THAN 5 MPH BEFORE
                    NOON.  SHIFTING WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER
                    NOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN MARSHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.RIMRO.01/PDT