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FNUS76 KPDT 221716
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST -- BARK BEETLE RX -- ODF WAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1015 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2003

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.DISCUSSION...
...COOLER TEMPERATURES...BREEZY WINDS...AND A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE 
TONIGHT...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES 
ACROSS THE AREA WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A COLD 
FRONT ALONG WITH ITS MOISTURE TO APPROACH THE AREA LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT AS THE COLD 
FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION AND WINDS MAY BECOME BREEZY IN THE 
GORGE...RIDGES...AND PORTIONS OF THE BASIN. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND NOTICEABLY COOLER BUT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES 
SHOULD OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY. 

***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW  
                    SHOWERS POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING. SNOW LEVEL      
                    FALLING TO 5500 FEET.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING WEST 11 TO 
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING 
                    WEST 15 TO 19 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 
                    27 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW    
                    LEVEL AROUND 5500 FEET.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
                    20 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE        
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
                    26 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE        
                    AFTERNOON.

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