FNUS76 KPDT 071125
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BUTTE 2...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
425 AM PDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 PDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
BEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN WILL BE THIS EVENING. COOLER
TEMPERATURES...GOOD RH RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

***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.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER 0900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0900.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0600        42             79        SW 3-6
0800        49             73        SW 6-8
1000        56             57        W 6-8
1200        59             52        W 8-10
1400        61             49        W 10-12
1600        62             48        W 10-12
1800        60             51        W 8-11


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 8
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...PHIL HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.BLACK.02/PDT