FNUS76 KPDT 032230
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROSSER WIND...BENTON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
330 PM PDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1511 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER 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.........SUNNY. VERY WINDY. BLOWING DUST.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST 25-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 40-70 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 40-70 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST 25-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 15-30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST-WEST 30-50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 30-50 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14-22 MPH.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 15-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...RC
REQUESTED BY...B CALVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100503.PROSS.01/PDT