FNUS76 KPDT 151301 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR 19...MT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 600 AM PDT WED JUN 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 PDT ON JUNE 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A MARINE PUSH OF AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER TODAY. SCATTERED CLOUDS THIS MORNING WITH A LIGHT SPRINKLE POSSIBLE. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR OUT BY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING DUE TO TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. ***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING WEST 0 TO 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER/ROGER CLOUTIER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MACDONALD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110615.STAR1.01/PDT