FNUS76 KPDT 220639
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK COMPLEX...DOE HFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1127 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2009

RETRANSMITTED

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2247 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AND SABLE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER
THE WILDFIRE ON SATURDAY.

***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***

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DECREASING TO 8
                    TO 13 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DECREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 530 FT 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 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 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.02/PDT