FNUS76 KPDT 301140
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIX 54...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
440 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
FIRE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A COOL DAY
TODAY AND THEN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY.

***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.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 4-9 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 9-16 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-18 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        36             44          N 3-7 MPH
1200        42             28          N-NW 6-12 MPH
1400        48             21          NW 7-13 MPH
1600        50             19          NW 8-15 MPH
1800        45             26          NW 7-13 MPH
2000        36             39          NW 6-12 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR AND COLD.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7-13 MPH DECREASING TO NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 8-15 MPH DECREASING TO EAST 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DECREASING TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING EAST 10-15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 12-18 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.MIX54.01/PDT