FNUS76 KPDT 271135 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 20 UNIT 81...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 435 AM PDT MON APR 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND COOLER WEATHER OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL AFTER 1000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 1100. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0700 26 96 S 0-2 0900 40 59 N 0-3 1100 47 43 N 2-5 1300 53 32 N 3-6 1500 55 30 N 4-7 1700 53 31 N 4-7 1900 51 41 NW 0-3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................40. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090427.HWY20.01/PDT