FNUS76 KPDT 140048 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUTTE...OR-WSA BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 548 PM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON JULY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON THIS EVENING. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FROM LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NEAR THE CASCADES AS A SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA. ***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*** .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP... WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH DECREASING TO 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70. MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP... WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH (FAVORING SOUTHEAST) BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH AFTER 1500. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...OPS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100713.NORTH.01/PDT