FNUS76 KPDT 061243
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN ROAD...BLM PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
543 AM PDT SAT AUG 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.
RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WHILE ALONG
THE RIVER WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED FROM THE NORTH DURING THE DAY AND
BE LIGHTER. NIGHTS AND MORNINGS WILL SEE LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
IN THE CANYON. LITTLE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CHANGES ARE EXPECTED
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

***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.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 9
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...MEL DURRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110805.BROWN.02/PDT