FNUS76 KPDT 221359 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR PENINSULA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 700 AM PDT WED SEP 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINGING DECREASING CLOUDS WITH LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ONLY A FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED WHICH MAY KEEP TEMPERATURES UP AND RH'S DOWN A BIT TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY WITH THE BEGINNING OF A WARMING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. ***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 THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76. MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........N-NW 0-4 MPH BECOMING INCREASING TO NW 3-8 MPH BY NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW-N 1-5 MPH INCREASING TO 3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY THEN INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NW 2-7 MPH BECOMING SW-W 3-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 3-8 MPH BECOMING SW-W 4-9 MPH AFTER BY MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW-W 3-8 MPH EARLY BECOMING W-NW 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH BY NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 4-9 MPH EARLY BECOMING SW 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER REQUESTED BY...JACOB GEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100922.PENIN.01/PDT