FNUS76 KPDT 161854 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR JACK RX...WALLOWA WHITMAN NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1154 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY POTENTIALLY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MOSTLY SMALL HAIL WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN OVER THE BURN AREA ON MONDAY. COOLER AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY ONWARD. ***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.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70. MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 7-11 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS 9-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................20. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY 2200...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH AFTER 0300 MONDAY. HIGHER WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTH WINDS 9-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66. MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10-14 MPH AFTER 1600. HIGH GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 6-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 10-14 MPH AFTER 1600. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...STEVE HAWKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100516.JACKR.01/PDT