FNUS76 KPDT 221157 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 UNIT 62...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 500 AM PDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0600 39 70 S 5 0800 46 65 SW 7 1000 58 43 NW 9 1200 65 27 NW 11 1400 71 21 NW 15 1600 71 21 NW 21 1800 62 39 NW 19 2000 52 50 NW 15 .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND COOLER. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73. MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING THEN WEST NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH BECOMING WEST 15-25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-25 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-17 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROBERT CRAMP REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.HWY20.01/PDT