FNUS76 KPDT 181906 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR 605...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1210 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY AHEAD OF AN OFFSHORE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AN AREA OF RAIN SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. ***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................70. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RC REQUESTED BY...WOODY WRIGHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100918.LITTL.02/PDT