FNUS76 KPDT 101308
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANFORD CREEK RX...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
608 AM PDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS
WITH LIGHT WINDS TO THE BURN AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL BE COOLER AND HUMIDITIES HIGHER. AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE CLOSER
TO THE COAST OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING SOME INSTABILITY FOR CUMULUS
BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TO THE SOUTHWEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD
NOT REACH THE BURN AREA.

***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.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DECREASING TO 2
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...GUY CHAMNESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090910.SANFO.01/PDT