FNUS76 KPDT 081847
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SLED...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1150 AM PDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SOME MOISTURE WILL LEAD
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOWERING CUMULUS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
A POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE
CONTINUED POTENTIAL OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
BURN AREA.

***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.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING 5 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AROUND MIDDAY.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AROUND
                    MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.MUDDY.04/PDT