FNUS76 KPDT 071636 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLS 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 935 AM PDT THU JUL 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 PDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH AND MAY MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IT WILL BE COOLER AND MORE STABLE FRIDAY. ***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. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1500. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 13 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...STINCHFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110707.FALLS.01/PDT