FNUS76 KPDT 191140
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS HALF ACRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
440 AM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0349 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN AGAIN BY THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON RESULTING IN BREEZY
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE GRADIENTS
WEAKEN. THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA MAY SEE SLIGHTLY
LIGHTER WINDS...BUT OVERALL EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY AS WELL.

***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.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...TIM HOINESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.DEVIL.01/PDT