FNUS76 KPDT 211346 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER BUTTE...YAKAMA NATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 646 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE APPROACHING ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. ***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.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE (MAINLY NORTHEAST) WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH AFTER 1500. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-11 MPH DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11-16 MPH DECREASING TO 4-9 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66. MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH INCREASING TO 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 13-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-9 MPH INCREASING TO 13-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GKH REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.DEERB.01/PDT