FNUS76 KPDT 301227
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUA CT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
526 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS AT NIGHT AND IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL BE MOSTLY TERRAIN
INDUCED. 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.....47-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 1-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8-15 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        36             47          SW-W 1-4 MPH
1200        44             31          W-NW 3-7 MPH
1400        47             27          NW-N 4-9 MPH
1600        48             26          NW-N 5-10 MPH
1800        43             33          NW-N 4-9 MPH
2000        34             47          NW 3-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR AND COLD.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 0-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 7-13 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-9
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING EAST 7-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING EAST 12-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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