FNUS76 KPDT 121153 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR 100B BURN UNIT...HANFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 455 AM PDT WED SEP 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ***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. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 0 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...US DOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120912.100BB.01/PDT