FNUS76 KPDT 021409 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG MUDDY...YAKAMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 708 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER AND SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. ***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.....47. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................50. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-31. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43. MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.BIGMU.01/PDT