FNUS76 KPDT 310122
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HANCOCK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
622 PM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 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.  HOWEVER...A DRY COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS EASTERN OREGON ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS NEAR THE BURN
SITE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES. THE FRONT WILL ALSO SPREAD
COOLER AIR AND PROVIDE HIGHER RH'S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A
COLD NIGHT 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...
                    DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH AFTER 8 PM...THEN
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE (MAINLY WEST) 0-2 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS (MAINLY WEST) 0-2 MPH...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE (S-SW) 3-5 MPH AFTER 10
                    AM...BECOMING NORTH 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    AFTER 4 PM.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    AFTER 10 AM...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 12-18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL AROUND
                    10 AM...THEN 7000 FEET AGL AROUND 4
                    PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH...
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN 1-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).


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FORECASTER...MARY JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.HANCO.01/PDT