FNUS76 KPDT 310103
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 695 BUCK CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
603 PM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1736 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY FORECAST IS IN STORE THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.  A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN OREGON ON
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS NEAR THE BURN SITE. NEAR
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

***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.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL AFTER
                    1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.695BU.01/PDT