FNUS76 KPDT 301200
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIMROCK 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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. 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.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST 2 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN MARSHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130430.RIMRO.01/PDT