FNUS76 KPDT 101901
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SLED...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1202 PM PDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS VERY WARM
AND WINDS LIGHT TODAY. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA ON SATURDAY. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP
A POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS GOING ON
SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY FOR A
GREATER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

***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. CUMULUS BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THEN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. CUMULUS BUILDUPS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.MUDDY.01/PDT