FNUS76 KPDT 131853
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE RX...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1153 AM PDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING
WINDS TO SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MUCH COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT AND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.RATTL.01/PDT