FNUS76 KPDT 221752
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK COMPLEX...HANFORD DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1052 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TODAY BUT INCREASE THIS EVENING
WHEN WINDS SHIFT BACK TO NORTHWEST AROUND SUNSET AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. WINDS SUNDAY WILL INCREASE FURTHER REACHING THERE PEAK
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SWITCHING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH  INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
                    MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

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FORECASTER...JOE SOLOMON
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090822.DRYCR.02/PDT