FNUS76 KPDT 031649
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
948 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 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...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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO
                    14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...SITZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.RATTL.01/PDT