FNUS76 KPDT 071601
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS 9...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
902 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER WASHINGTON. A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EACH
AFTERNOON. TOWERING CUMULUS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE BURN SITE
TODAY...THOUGH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA.
THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE BURN SITE. NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THE
NEXT 2 DAYS.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...STINCHFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.FALLS.01/PDT