FNUS76 KPDT 121324 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZY 33...USFS DEF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 624 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS TO CENTRAL OREGON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH DRY AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH AFTER 10 AM...INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 12 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH AFTER 10 AM. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 0800 36 70 W 6 MPH 1000 40 59 WSW 8 MPH 1200 48 45 SW 10 MPH GUSTS 24 MPH 1400 52 43 SW 14 MPH GUSTS 30 MPH 1600 50 48 SW 12 MPH GUSTS 28 MPH 1800 47 53 SW 10 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH 2000 42 61 SW 6 MPH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 10 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12-18 MPH...DECREASING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 10 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WIND 0-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH AFTER 2 PM. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WIND 2-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ $$ FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...SIMMONS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090512.HAZY3.01/PDT