FNUS76 KPDT 022031
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURDERERS CREEK RX...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
131 PM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. THE TROUGH WILL
STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY...POSSIBLY CAUSING SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUDS TO
DEVELOP. A LOW MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON ON SATURDAY WILL SHIFT
WINDS NORTHEAST AND COULD TRIGGER A FEW RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON BOTH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...WITH STRONGER WINDS ON SATURDAY.

***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***

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...BARB MILLER-SOHR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.MURDE.01/PDT