FNUS76 KPDT 182145 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS MAF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 245 PM PDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. RAIN WILL BE LIKELY AS WELL AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY BUT WILL BE DIMINISHING. BREEZY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS FRIDAY. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS IS ANTICIPATED MONDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ***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 CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 13 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................90. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 31. HIGHS 41 TO 46. WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 29. HIGHS 41 TO 46. NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS 42 TO 48. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...BARB MILLER-SOHR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130419.NORTH.01/PDT