FNUS76 KPDT 201539 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIDAY CREEK...COIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 840 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. SUBSIDENCE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS IMPACTS THE REGION. ***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.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.FRIDA.01/PDT