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FNUS76 KPDT 211400
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCACHE RX...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
659 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL OREGON THIS MORNING AND BRING SHOWERS TO THE
BURN AREA. THE LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
FOR PERIODS OF SHOWERS.

***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.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO
                    11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1000 INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        45             75          W 5-10 G 20
1000        46             67          W 8-12 G 25
1200        46             62          W 8-12 G 25
1400        48             62          W 11-15 G30
1600        46             63          W 12-18 G30
1800        46             66          W 10-15 G30
2000        45             69          W 8-12 G25
2200        36             77          W


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 24 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...TREVOR MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130521.MCCAC.01/PDT