FNUS76 KPDT 251809 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR STICES...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1108 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND OVERNIGHT LOWS BELOW FREEZING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS COULD CAUSE NORTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS. ***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.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 51 TO 56. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 32 TO 37. HIGHS 57 TO 62. SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 38. HIGHS 58 TO 63. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 55 TO 61. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111025.STICE.01/PDT