000 FNUS76 KPDT 111851 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST -- OR-MAF-076-3 -- USFS MAF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1151 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2003 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP THE AREA HOT AND DRY TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE OF WIND THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING THAT WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. A DRY COOL FRONT ARRIVING LATE SATURDAY WILL INCREASE WINDS AGAIN. THERE WILL BE A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE DAY THUNDERSTORM SATURDAY. ***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES*** ***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE*** .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0%. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60% BOTTOM...EXCEPT 40-50% RIDGES. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EVENING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH THEN DRAINAGE AFTER 2200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON WITH A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. CWR.................LESS THAN 10%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89. MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. = $$ JS .INFO 027/W/21/200307111824/140 .TAG 20030711.ORMAF.03/PDT