FNUS76 KPDT 211221
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BUTTE...YAKAMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
515 AM PDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2004 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE AN ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA AND COMBINE WITH MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SOME
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. AS THE COLD MOVES EAST DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

***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...

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        52             65            W 6 G/10
0800        59             59            W 6 G/10
1000        61             56            W 7 G/11
1200        66             48            W 7 G/11
1400        69             42            W 7 G/12
1600        66             47            W 7 G/12
1800        60             60            W 6 G/10
2000        52             79            W 6 G/10

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...VP
REQUESTED BY...GARY PETERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.DIAMO.02/PDT