FNUS76 KPDT 221826
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARBLE CREEK...BLM VAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1126 AM PDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1059 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TODAY AS UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE CROSSES WELL NORTH. DECREASING SURFACE PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A NORTHERLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WIND
THROUGH THE CANYON BOTTOM. GUSTY WESTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS ALSO
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL OVERNIGHT. EXPECT POOR TO MODERATE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT MIDSLOPES AS RADIATION INVERSION DEVELOPS.
FEEDBACK FOR THIS LOCATION WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.

***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.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING UPCANYON
                    (NORTHERLY) 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 HOURS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPCANYON WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER SUNSET THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNCANYON (SOUTHERLY) 6 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING UPCANYON
                    (NORTHERLY) 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 HOURS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING NORTH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER 1100 HOURS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BRIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.MARBL.01/PDT