FNUS76 KPDT 171557 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SNIVELY RX...FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 857 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER ON THURSDAY. RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS WELL AS BREEZY WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN COME THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND COOLER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY ON SATURDAY. ***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-43. MAX HUMIDITY........66-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...TIM CAWLEY-MURPHREE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121017.SNIVE.01/PDT