FNUS76 KPDT 141640
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR THYMER FIRE...BIFZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
940 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH CLOUD COVER AND SOME SHOWERS NORTH OVER THE
BURN AREA THIS MORNING. SKIES SHOULD BREAK SOME IN THE AFTERNOON...
BUT HEATING MAY CAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRAY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS
SHOULD ALSO INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND 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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 1-4 MPH INCREASING TO
                    3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO WEST 4-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 4-8 MPH BY 2000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4-9 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH 4-8 MPH AFTER 2000.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 1-4 MPH AFTER 900...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    TO SOUTH 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    TO SOUTH 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...IC  RON SEVEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.THYME.01/PDT