FNUS76 KPDT 251252 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR METOLIUS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 552 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY...WITH SMALL CUMULUS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0700 27 79 W 3-5 0900 42 46 W 4-8 1100 48 34 W 5-8 1300 53 31 W 12-16 1500 58 26 W 16-20 1700 59 25 W 16-20 1900 52 40 W 13-17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 2100. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090425.METOL.01/PDT