000 FNUS76 KPDT 140420 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR MALHEUR COMPLEX FIRE......USFS ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON 918 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2002 DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FLATTEN WEDNESDAY AS A SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF OREGON. HOWEVER...THIS WILL ALLOW THE THERMAL TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON TO MOVE INTO EASTERN OREGON RESULTING IN HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE W-NW. FOR WEDNESDAY WEATHER............SUNNY CWR................00% MAX TEMP...........86-92 VALLEYS...81-85 RIDGETOPS. MIN RH.............7-12% 20 FOOT WIND.......W-NW 4-8 MPH RIDGETOP WIND......W-NW 6-12 MPH OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY WEATHER............SUNNY CWR................00% MAX TEMP...........85-90 VALLEYS...80-85 RIDGETOPS. MIN RH.............12-17% 20 FOOT WIND.......W-NW 3-7 MPH RIDGETOP WIND......W-NW 5-10 MPH FORECASTER...SOLOMON