FNUS76 KPDT 021537 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER SHEEP...USFS WALLA WALLA RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 837 AM PDT SAT OCT 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 PDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES YET POOR MIXING HEIGHTS. WINDS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE UPSLOPE. TOMORROW A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND WINDS SHOULD PICK UP OUT OF THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. ***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*** .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NNE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NNE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 8 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......NE 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER/GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...TYSON ALBRECHT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101002.LOWER.01/PDT