FNUS76 KPDT 270132
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARNHART RD FIRE...UMATILLA COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
625 PM PDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1814 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND
WILL CONTINUE PROVIDING A MARINE PUSH OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THIS EVENING. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND
MIDNIGHT.

***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***

.LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....FALLING BETWEEN 72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 28 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 22 TO 26 WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 13
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...VPAPOL
REQUESTED BY...BILL HOWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.BARNH.01/PDT