FNUS76 KPDT 200358
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR SARDINE...VALE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
857 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2117 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.  THESE
SHOULD DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.  OTHERWISE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS
BEFORE A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY.  BREEZY WEST WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AND BE MOSTLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE PICKING BACK UP OUT OF
THE WEST AGAIN TUESDAY.

***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH GUSTING 20
                    MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66.
MAX HUMIDITY........36.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...DOUGLAS WEBER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.SARDI.01/PDT