FNUS76 KPDT 101640
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
940 AM PDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE TODAY, THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST HARNEY COUNTY
AND  IN FAR SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY FROM 1100 TO 2000 HOURS. AS SUCH
THERE  IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A GUST FRONT FROM THUNDERSTORM
DOWNDRAFT OUTFLOW  SWEEPING THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING  FROM ONE OR MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
OCCURRING IN FAR SOUTHERN GRANT  COUNTY OR IN NORTHWEST HARNEY COUNTY
WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 35-45 MPH.

***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.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM
                    SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST
                    WIND 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS 77 TO 82. WEST WINDS 4 TO
7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 46 TO
51. HIGHS 67 TO 77. WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 36 TO
41. HIGHS 62 TO 67. NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.RATTL.02/PDT