FNUS76 KPDT 101647 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER COVE...VALE BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 950 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STATIONARY COLD FRONT WILL KEEP OVERCAST SKIES ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. COLD AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON TONIGHT WITH EARLY-MORNING TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO THIS MORNING. A DRY FORECAST IS IN STORE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY. ***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.........CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 0-2 MPH...INCREASING TO 3-7 MPH AFTER 2 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 2-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 1-4 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...MCEWEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091010.LOWER.01/PDT