FNUS76 KPDT 171301 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR EXTRA RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 600 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 PDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND SATURDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA SUNDAY WITH DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS. ***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 48 73 SE 2-4 1200 52 58 SW 3-6 1400 53 54 W 4-7 1600 54 53 W 4-8 1800 50 65 W 4-8 2000 45 84 SW 2-6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 0 TO 3 MPH AFTER 2100. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.EXTRA.01/PDT