FNUS76 KPDT 021240
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN   COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
540 AM PDT MON AUG 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1821 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY...WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TO CONTINUE TODAY.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP 2 TO 4 DEGREES...WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR TO OR SLIGHTLY DRIER...OVER YESTERDAY.
EXPECT WINDS TO ALSO BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.

***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.....90-92 BOTTOM...82-84 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY/DOWN SLOPE WINDS 1-4 MPH BECOMING
                    UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 800. WINDS
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 1-4 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH AFTER 1000...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 9-15 MPH AFTER 1600.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

&&
        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
         TOP/BOTTOM
0800      65/63          45-51         NNW-NE 2-4
1000      71/74          34-39         NNW-NE 3-5
1200      77/83          29-34         NW-NE 3-6
1400      83/89          18-22         NW-NNE 4-7
1600      84/91          15-18         NW-NNE 7-10
1800      83/89          15-18         NW-N 9-12
2000      75/79          26-32         NW-N 8-12


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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...MAUREEN DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100801.BUCKH.01/PDT