FNUS76 KPDT 091933 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINKLE...USFS UMF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1235 PM PDT MON APR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 PDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CUMULUS BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH A POSSIBILITY OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE (SOUTHEAST-SOUTH) 2-5 MPH BY 10 AM. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MARY WISTER REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120409.SPRIN.01/PDT