FNUS76 KPDT 021655
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALANCE...MALHEUR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
955 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
THE REGION TODAY BRINGING INCREASINGLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. A
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
BRINGING SHIFTING AND INCREASING WINDS FROM THE NORTH.

***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.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO
REQUESTED BY...BARB MILLER-SOHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.BALAN.01/PDT