FNUS76 KPDT 201731
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 241 COMMAND...DOE HFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1031 AM PDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL CAUSE SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. WINDS
WILL BECOMING WESTERLY TODAY AND INCREASE...BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND BE LIGHTER ON SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 8
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER 1100...INCREASING TO 14 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 14
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...BLM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120720.241CO.01/PDT