FNUS76 KPDT 232005 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FREE BRIDGE 2 431...COIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 110 PM PDT TUE AUG 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1244 PDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH FAIR WEATHER. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND 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. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91. MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1400 86 37 NW 5-11 1600 90 30 NW 6-12 1800 89 32 NW 6-11 2000 84 42 NW 4-8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...RC REQUESTED BY...ERIN HURLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110823.FREEB.01/PDT