FNUS76 KPDT 161935 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL FRY...USFS UMF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1235 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 AND FRIDAY..YET THE AREA WILL BE DRY WITH ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY...BUT RIDGETOPS COULD EXPERIENCE WESTERLY GUSTS 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........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.SMALL.01/PDT