FNUS76 KPDT 031617
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD ANGEL BUG 1...USFS WWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
917 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BRING SCATTERED MID-LEVEL
CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW SHOWERS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND COULD BECOME GUSTY. THERE WILL BE
BETTER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY COMPARED TO LAST NIGHT. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN GUSTY. A LOW TO
THE SOUTH COULD SEND ENOUGH MOISTURE NORTHWARD TO FUEL A FEW SHOWERS
ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO
                    10 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING NORTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JOEL MCCRAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.BALDA.01/PDT