FNUS76 KPDT 211334 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMON BUTTE II...BIA YAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 635 AM PDT THU OCT 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUNNY SKIES. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY NEAR RIDGETOPS. A FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. ***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........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE (N-NW) 0-2 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE (SOUTH) 1-3 MPH AFTER 11 AM. RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 0-3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 48 66 CALM 1200 60 39 S 1 MPH 1400 64 34 S 3 MPH 1600 66 32 S 3 MPH 1800 56 50 VRB 1-2 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH DECREASING TO 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY/MARY JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.SIMON.01/PDT