FNUS76 KPDT 141354 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY LOGY...WAYAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 654 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE TO A POSITION OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY...KEEPING A MOIST...SOUTH FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA. A STRONG DISTURBANCE WITHIN THIS FLOW WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT... THERE WILL BE GOOD CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND EVEN A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY. ***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 WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT THIS MORNING...80 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60. MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-7 MPH INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST 10-14 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 55 50 NW-NNE 4-6 1200 58 45 NW-N 5-7 1400 59 44 NW-N 6-8 1600 57 47 NW-N 8-10 1800 54 54 NW 9-11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................90. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10-14 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10-14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50. MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8-14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-9 MPH INCREASING TO 9-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110514.DRYLO.01/PDT