FNUS76 KPDT 071234 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN ROAD...BLM PRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 534 AM PDT SUN AUG 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1940 PDT ON AUGUST 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WITH CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN YESTERDAY. A TROUGH APPROACHING THE COAST WILL TURN THE FLOW SOUTHWEST WITH EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY BEFORE THE FLOW RETURNS TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LITTLE CHANGED THROUGH MIDWEEK. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ***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.....84 RIDGETOPS...91 ALONG THE RIVER. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...26-31 PERCENT ALONG RIVER. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1400. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...64-69 PERCENT ALONG RIVER. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 RIDGETOPS...89-93 ALONG RIVER. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...22-27 PERCENT ALONG RIVER. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110806.BROWN.01/PDT