FNUS76 KPDT 230207
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER CANYON...BENTON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
710 PM PDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1844 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER WASHINGTON STATE WILL BRING WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

***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.........CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT BY SUNRISE.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH INCREASING TO 4 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...TRACEY HARRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.BADGE.01/PDT