FNUS76 KPDT 081200
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN ROAD...BLM PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
459 AM PDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1745 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. GREATER INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW SOME CUMULUS AND PERHAPS HIGH
CIRRUS TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT
CONVECTION WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH. NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE
RIDGETOPS AND HIGHER REACHES OF THE BURN WILL INCREASE EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT THE CANYON WILL SHELTER THE AREAS ALONG
THE RIVER TO MUCH LIGHTER WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE OVERNIGHT.

***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.....87 RIDGETOPS...93 ALONG THE RIVER.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...24-29 PERCENT ALONG
                    THE RIVER.
WIND (20 FT)........(ALONG RIVER) UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...65-70 PERCENT ALONG
                    THE RIVER.
WIND (20 FT)........(ALONG RIVER) NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85 RIDGETOPS...86-91 ALONG THE RIVER.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT RIDGETOPS...23-28 PERCENT ALONG
                    THE RIVER.
WIND (20 FT)........(ALONG RIVER) UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 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 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...CLAYTON FARNSWORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110807.BROWN.01/PDT