FNUS76 KPDT 261150
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZANE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
450 AM PDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT TODAY WILL PROVIDE WARMER
AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT
WILL BE MODERATE. A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
SITE ON SATURDAY BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

***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.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE (SOUTHWEST) 0-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 1-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH BY NOON
                    AND THEN NORTHWEST 7-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE (SOUTHWEST) 0-4 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 2-6 MPH AFTER DARK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. NOT AS WARM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE (SOUTHWEST) 0-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH BY NOON AND THEN NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 13-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING WEST 17-23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...BARRY KLECKLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.ZANER.01/PDT