FNUS76 KPDT 111257
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANFORD CREEK RX...USFS OCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
557 AM PDT FRI SEP 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WITH A WARMING TREND ARE
EXPECTED. A THERMAL BELT WILL DEVELOP ON RIDGE TOPS OVERNIGHT FOR
WARMER NIGHT TIME TEMPERATURES AND WEAKER RH RECOVERIES.  WEAK
DISTURBANCES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS SHOULD ALLOW CUMULUS
BUILDUPS WHILE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH AND WEST.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5
                    MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 1 TO 4
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 2
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090911.SANFO.01/PDT