FNUS76 KPDT 061119 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKLE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 420 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING CLOUDS AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED SHOWER. A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0600 34 90 SW5 0800 40 80 SW5 1000 50 59 WSW7 1200 56 42 W9 1400 57 38 W12 1600 59 35 W12 1800 59 42 W11 2000 55 60 W9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MICHAEL VESCIO REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.PICKL.01/PDT