FNUS76 KPDT 041225
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER BUTTE...YAKAMA AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
525 AM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  A COLD FRONT WILL
FOLLOW TONIGHT WITH STEADY RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.  BREEZY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT ON
TUESDAY.

***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 CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 0-2 MPH INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 10-16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        48             70          SE 2 MPH
1200        52             57          SE 4 MPH
1400        56             42          SE-S 4 MPH
1600        55             53          S 5 MPH
1800        53             60          S 6 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    5-11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-22 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST 30-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.DEERB.01/PDT