FNUS76 KPDT 011239 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 700...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 530 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2200 PDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREAS WEATHER WITH DRY CONDITIONS ANS WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ***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.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........25-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MAX HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79. MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...VP REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110831.FIRE7.01/PDT