FNUS76 KPDT 111556
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
855 AM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE BURN SITE
WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH SOME MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A STORM SYSTEM
OVER THE PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON SUNDAY THAT WILL SPREAD
ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE SITE AND INCREASE THE WINDS. ON
MONDAY THE BURN SITE SHOULD EXPERIENCE SHOWERS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES INTO TUESDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. EXCEPT VARIABLE AND GUSTY IN
                    AND NEAR STORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. EXCEPT VARIABLE AND
                    GUSTY IN AND NEAR STORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
47 TO 52. HIGHS 67 TO 79. WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
36 TO 41. HIGHS 60 TO 67. NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 60 TO 65. NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VP
REQUESTED BY...WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130511.RATTL.01/PDT