FNUS76 KPDT 232148 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK UNITS 16 17...JOHN DAY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 250 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. ***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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...BOB KAUSLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090524.PINEC.01/PDT