FNUS76 KPDT 171551 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR 603...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 850 AM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE SPREADING MOISTURE INTO THE REGION WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND COOLING TEMPERATURES. ***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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON REQUESTED BY...MIKE JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100917.LITTL.01/PDT