FNUS76 KPDT 201230 RRA FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...YAKIMA AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 530 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT AND RAIN 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 SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY 20-FT WIND (MPH) 1000 49 79 SW 2-4 1200 51 72 SW 3-4 1400 58 52 SW 3-5 1600 57 52 SW 2-5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. CWR.................50. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1500. RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DIANN COONFIELD REQUESTED BY...BRYAN TAYLOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091020.DRYCR.01/PDT