FNUS76 KPDT 171733 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDRY RX...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1033 AM PDT WED APR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL PROVIDE WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OVER THE RIDGE BRINGING MORE SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BREEZY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.SUNDR.01/PDT