FNUS76 KPDT 261854 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODTICK 12...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1155 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BRINGING MID-LEVEL CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THEN INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MID-AFTERNOON. THE INVERSION WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON THURSDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY WITH 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.WOODT.01/PDT