FNUS76 KPDT 171538 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER CREEK...BMIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 838 AM PDT SAT AUG 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0822 PDT ON AUGUST 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WEAK TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. A WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SUNDAY FOR DRIER 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56. MAX HUMIDITY........66-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67. MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...DMH REQUESTED BY...BMIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130817.SILVE.01/PDT