FNUS76 KPDT 100137
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH BUTTE FIRE...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
635 PM PDT MON JUL 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL COMBINE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DENNIS HULL
REQUESTED BY...KENRIK NEUSTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120709.MARSH.01/PDT