FNUS76 KPDT 301240 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SPEARS RX...PRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 540 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS TODAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL OREGON EARLY NEXT WEEK. ***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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 0-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING TO SOUTHWEST 0 TO 4 MPH AFTER 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110930.SPEAR.01/PDT