FNUS76 KPDT 161458 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MCCOY...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 758 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER TODAY WITH EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY...YET OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ONLY BE MODERATE. TODAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY BUT RAIN SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST...ALTHOUGH RIDGETOPS COULD GUST TO NEAR 20 MPH. ***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.GREEN.01/PDT