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FNUS76 KPDT 201157
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR EXTRA RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA MOSTLY
CLEAR AND WARMER WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL OREGON TUESDAY. THE
LOW WILL KEEP SHOWERY AND COLDER WEATHER OVER THE AREA THE REST OF
THE WEEK. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY WEDNESDAY.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0700        32             88           SE 0-3
0900        47             59           SE 1-4
1100        62             36           SW 1-4
1300        68             28           W  2-6
1500        69             26           NW 3-6
1700        70             25           NW 3-6
1900        59             42           NW 2-6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO 0
                    TO 4 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN
                    5 MPH BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST
                    WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130520.EXTRA.01/PDT