FNUS76 KPDT 191746 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEENEY 81...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1046 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL START UNDERGOING A CHANGE SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCE WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON MONDAY. ***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.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 3. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE. $$ FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON REQUESTED BY...AMANDA JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120519.SWEEN.01/PDT