FNUS76 KPDT 151731 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER CREEK...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1031 AM PDT THU AUG 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON AUGUST 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. A DIFFUSE COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BY MORNING. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH BY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 TO 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO REQUESTED BY...BMIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130815.SILVE.01/PDT