FNUS76 KPDT 231201
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER BUTTE...YAKAMA NATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES.
AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON ISOLATED SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE.

***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 TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-17 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    4-8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10-15 MPH..

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FORECASTER...ROBERT CRAMP
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.DEERB.02/PDT