FNUS76 KPDT 231732 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR THEIMER 2...BIFZ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1030 AM PDT TUE AUG 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1013 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.....88-90. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9-18 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46. MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 6-11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH. LAL.................2/3 HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...RC REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110823.THEIM.01/PDT