FNUS76 KPDT 171239 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SWA CT...USFS DEF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 537 AM PDT MON MAY 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES TODAY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ANY THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL STAY MOSTLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA TODAY. COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........S 2-7 MPH BECOMING W-NW 4-9 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SW 3-8 MPH BECOMING NW-N 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING W-NW 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 49 73 S 2-7 1000 58 52 SW 2-7 1200 63 40 SW-W 3-8 1400 64 37 W-NW 4-9 1600 63 39 W-NW 4-9 1800 60 52 W-NW 4-9 2000 53 66 NW 4-9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................30. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43 MAX HUMIDITY........89-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........W-NW 4-9 MPH BECOMING SW-W 3-8 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING SW-W 7-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW-W 5-10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW 3-8 MPH BECOMING SW-W 4-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...BECOMING SW 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW-W 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER REQUESTED BY...PEARCY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100517.SWACT.01/PDT