FNUS76 KPDT 111549 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY LOGY...YAKAMA NATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 848 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. ...COLD FRONT CROSSING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM... .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS. SHOWER POSSIBILITIES WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. CAN'T RULE OUT A THUNDERSTORM WITH BEST POSSIBILITY COMING AS THE FRONT GETS CLOSER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTH TO WEST WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MORNING AROUND THE COLD FRONT CROSSING. COOLER BUT DRY WEATHER TOMORROW. ***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.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AROUND 1600. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23 MPH AROUND 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 0200. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 30 TO 38 MPH SHIFTING WEST AROUND 2300 THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 0400. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.DRYLO.01/PDT