FNUS76 KPDT 221301 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY 9...COIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 600 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 PDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EASTERN OREGON WILL REMAIN UNDER A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH SUNDAY...AND PACIFIC MOISTURE SPREADING EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL BRING OCCASIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWING EAST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER MONDAY. ***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS (NORTHEAST) 0-2 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE (SOUTHWEST) 3-6 MPH AFTER 11 AM. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER 12 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE (NORTHEAST) 0-2 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE (MAINLY NORTH) 0-2 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...ROGELIO GALAVIZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111022.ROCKY.01/PDT