FNUS76 KPDT 180056 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK 15...MAF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 555 PM PDT FRI SEP 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE BURN AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. A FEW SHOWERS WITH A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM MAY MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING...THOUGH SHOULD MAINLY REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA. THE DISTURBANCE WILL THEN PUSH MOISTURE AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS ON SATURDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS BY SUNDAY. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...MEGHAN SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100918.PINEC.01/PDT