FNUS76 KPDT 212355
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INSPIRATION POINT COMMAND...KENNEWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
455 PM PDT SUN APR 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1635 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NORTHERN BENTON
COUNTY WILL PASS OVER THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. THIS FRONT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH.
ALSO A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. BREEZY WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING, THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT MID EVENING, THEN CONDITIONS SHOULD CLEAR.

***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***

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 12 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. POSSIBLE GUSTS
                    TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 13 TO
                    19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 18 TO 24 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GORDON HEPBURN
REQUESTED BY...BC181
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130421.INSPI.01/PDT