FNUS76 KPDT 011203
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIMROCK 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
502 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.  TIGHT SURFACE GRADIENTS ALONG
CENTRAL OREGON WILL ALLOW FOR BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS.  OTHERWISE
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO COME WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH...SHIFTING NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 6 MPH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS SHIFTING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING 5 TO 8 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING 7 TO 10
                    MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 18
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING 4 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN MARSHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.RIMRO.01/PDT