FNUS76 KPDT 022209
FWSPDT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION HAS KEPT THE AREA WARM
AND DRY TODAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. 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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.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.02/PDT