FNUS76 KPDT 071240 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE POKER 16...BLM BAKER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 540 AM PDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SWITCH TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ***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.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO WEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT ENGLISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.BLUEP.01/PDT