FNUS76 KPDT 101516
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANSYCLE CANYON FIRE...SE WASHINGTON IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
815 AM PDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2014 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH ACROSS
EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY.  IT WILL INCREASE WINDS SOME NEAR THE BURN
SITE AND WILL BE BREEZY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES. OTHERWISE...IT WILL
REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH NO MAJOR WEATHER
CONCERNS.

***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.........DECREASING HIGH CLOUDS. BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-15 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON/RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...DON ZIMMERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110809.VANSY.01/PDT