FNUS76 KPDT 201840 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROZ 501...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1140 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS. BURN UNIT WILL BE NEAR THE THERMAL BELT AGAIN TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES. ***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.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AROUND SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH FAVORING WESTERLY WINDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...AMANDA WILSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.ARROZ.01/PDT