FNUS76 KPDT 111814 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER 13 14...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1115 AM PDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 2000 AND 2300 PDT CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND ON THURSDAY. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. ***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER 2000 PDT. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER 2000 PDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...JOE SULLIVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.DEER1.01/PDT