FNUS76 KPDT 241718 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR MEDICAL SPRINGS 602...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1018 AM PDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 PDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACTIVE WEATHER WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SMALL HAIL AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.MEDIC.02/PDT