FNUS76 KPDT 282347
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 241 FIRE...DOE HFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
446 PM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WILDFIRE DRY THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


***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***

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110928.241FI.01/PDT