FNUS76 KPDT 270214
FWSPDT

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE
LATE TONIGHT. A THERMAL BELT IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ON THE UPPER
SLOPES LIMITING OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. TOMORROW WILL BE A COUPLE
OF DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY AND WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER IN
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS IN THE JOHN DAY RIVER CANYON WILL BE CHANNELED
MAINLY FROM THE NORTH WHILE RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY. SHOULD SEE MORE CUMULUS BUILDUPS ON SATURDAY
BUT CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA.
COOLER TEMPS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT BUT A DRIER AIR MASS WILL LEAD
TO WEAKER RECOVERIES THAN TONIGHT.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200...THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    0100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200...BECOMING DRAINAGE
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 0100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 58 TO 63. HIGHS 90 TO 95. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
11 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62. HIGHS 88 TO 93. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS 80 TO 87. WEST WINDS 7 TO
13 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 76 TO 81. WEST WINDS 8 TO
14 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.HANCO.02/PDT