FNUS76 KPDT 021642 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD ANGEL BUG 1...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 942 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT SHIFTING WINDS. THE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY...CAUSING SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUDS TO DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY A SHOWER. NORTH WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ***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. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...DARCI DRINKWATER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.BALDA.01/PDT