FNUS76 KPDT 192009 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DEERE CK 10...USFS WWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 109 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 PDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH SLOW MOVING OFFSHORE UPPER TROUGH GRADUALLY WORKING INLAND THROUGH MID WEEK. WEAK MID LEVEL INSTABILITY PRESENT TODAY, BUT PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT HOWEVER. COLD FRONT LIKELY TO CROSS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER. STRONG CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ***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*** .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 14 TO 19 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR.................10. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS OVERNIGHT. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CAUTION FOR TURBULENT EDDIES OF THE RIDGETOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 12 TO 19 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JON BONK REQUESTED BY...TOM FITZPATRICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.DEERE.01/PDT