FNUS76 KPDT 201313 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT CREEK III...YAKAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 613 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 WITH SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS CONTINUE TO LEAD TO POOR MIXING HEIGHTS. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. ***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.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE (NORTH) WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE (SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST) AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS..... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 53 47 N 1-3 MPH 1200 63 33 S-SE 2-3 MPH 1400 71 28 S-SE 3-4 MPH 1600 70 29 S-SE 2-4 MPH 1800 62 43 S-SE 1-3 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE AFTER 2100. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 5 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1500. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101020.TROUT.01/PDT