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FNUS76 KPDT 151452
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
752 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED WITH MAINLY AN INCREASE IN
WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM AND WARM FRONT MOVING IN EARLY
ON WEDNESDAY FOR ANOTHER CHANCE 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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...NORTH FORK JOHN DAY RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140415.FALLS.01/PDT