FNUS76 KPDT 191640 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER BUTTE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 940 AM PDT THU MAR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH BY 1100. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST (TERRAIN DRIVEN) LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH BY 2200. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090319.JUNIP.01/PDT