FNUS76 KPDT 091356
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANFORD CREEK RX...BLM PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
656 AM PDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS WASHINGTON
INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE
BURN AREA TODAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT INDUCING SUBSIDENCE FOR DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY FOR DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY.

***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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS UNTIL 0900. THEN WINDS SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 4 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090909.SANFO.01/PDT