FNUS76 KPDT 211450 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYFIELD...COIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 750 AM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1902 PDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS EAST OF THE BURN SITE TODAY. THE MAIN IMPACT IN CENTRAL OREGON WILL BE WINDS THAT WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH GUSTING TO 23 MPH AFTER 1 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 56 56 SE-S 1 MPH 1000 66 45 SE 1 MPH 1200 75 29 N 1-3 MPH 1400 83 20 NW 6 MPH 1600 89 16 NW 10 MPH G23 MPH 1800 78 24 NW 10 MPH G23 MPH 2000 71 37 NW-N 8 MPH 2200 61 54 N 6 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 GUSTING TO 23 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4-9 MPH AFTER 8 PM THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST- WEST 4-9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...MARY WISTER REQUESTED BY...CAROL PETERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120820.MAYFI.02/PDT