FNUS76 KPDT 031828
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURDERERS CREEK RX...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1128 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION
TODAY...BUT WINDS MAY BE GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH IDAHO TODAY WILL BEGIN TO SWING
BACK WEST TOWARDS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING
SOME CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WILL ALSO SEE AN
INCREASE IN WINDS SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON SUNDAY...AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

***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.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...ELWOOD STOUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.MURDE.01/PDT