FNUS76 KPDT 171436 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SLOUGH 1...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 734 AM PDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WILL SEE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY WITH THE NEXT DISTURBANCE KEEPING SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND INCREASE WINDS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE REGION. FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVATIONS FROM JUNIPER DUNES AND PASCO AIRPORT. ***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35. MAX HUMIDITY........78-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MIN HUMIDITY........39-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...JACOB GEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.SLOUG.01/PDT