FNUS76 KPDT 041739 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 20...USFS OCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1039 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VARIABLE CLOUDS TODAY BUT GENERALLY CLEARING. EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. BREEZY WINDS AGAIN TOMORROW BUT FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. WARMER AND DRIER TOMORROW WITH MANY A FEW HOURS BELOW 40 PERCENT HUMIDITY. ***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 THEN CLEARING. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH AFTER 1100. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...WALTER CARTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101004.ROCKY.01/PDT