FNUS76 KPDT 261632
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANCOCK...BLM PRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
932 AM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO CURRENT OBSERVATION THROUGH
MIDDAY THEN INCREASE A BIT AROUND MID-AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATION
WIND DIRECTION WILL BE SOMEWHAT CHANNELED BY THE JOHN DAY RIVER
CANYON. EXPECT TO SEE SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT
NOT LIKELY TO DEVELOP BEYOND THAT. RADIATION INVERSION SHOULD SET UP
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT WITH A SHALLOW THERMAL BELT DUE TO THE
CANYON WIDTH. MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT BEST. WINDS TOMORROW
WILL BE MINIMALLY STRONGER THAN TODAY.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 1100 HOURS THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH AFTER 1400 HOURS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 1400.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH AROUND
                    2300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9
                    TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AROUND 1400.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 12 TO
                    17 MPH AROUND 1500.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...JON BONK
REQUESTED BY...BRANDI DANISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.HANCO.01/PDT