FNUS76 KPDT 181643 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR HELIX FLOODING...EAST UMATILLA COUNTY RFPD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 943 AM PDT WED JUL 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0917 PDT ON JULY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY, THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE HELIX AREA UNDER A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR FLOW THROUGH THURSDAY. THUS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. ***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.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86. MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-62. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 1-4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88. MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...JUAN AVILA TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120718.HELIX.01/PDT