FNUS76 KPDT 281921 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BUTTE...WAIIMT#1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1221 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL BE BARELY MEASURABLE EXCEPT DIRECTLY UNDER A CELL. BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 61 TO 67. WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY... CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 67 TO 72. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 69 TO 74. .LABOR DAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS 69 TO 74. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 69 TO 74. $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120828.DIAMO.01/PDT