FNUS76 KPDT 191247 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOONER 522...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 547 AM PDT TUE OCT 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND FAIR WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GRADIENTS WILL FAVOR NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY...BUT WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE ALONG THE RIDGES BUT SOMEWHAT BETTER IN THE VALLEYS. ***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... MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4-8 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY... BUT MAY BE VARIABLE 2-4 AT TIMES THIS MORNING DUE TO INFLUENCE OF UPSLOPE/UP VALLEYS WINDS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS EARLY THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH AFTER 2100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 5-9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 EARLY BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7-11 MPH BY LATE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101019.ARROZ.01/PDT