FNUS76 KPDT 220137
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...HANFORD DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
637 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1756 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MARINE PUSH HAS BROUGHT INCREASED WINDS TO THE BURN
AREA WITH THE WINDS PERSISTING INTO THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN THIS EVENING AND
AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AND  INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES***
***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER***
***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO
                    12 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.DRYCR.01/PDT