FNUS76 KPDT 071853 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER DUNES...COLVILLE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1150 AM PDT SAT AUG 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 PDT ON AUGUST 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE INCREASED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND SUNDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. ***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.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY MID AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90. MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9-17 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WEST 10-17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WEST 10-20 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WEST 7-12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90. MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST WEST 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WEST 9-15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...RC REQUESTED BY...JUNIPER DINES IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100807.JUNIP.01/PDT