FNUS76 KPDT 131602
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH...BLM VAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
902 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0839 PDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN
BREEZY TO WINDY AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE. WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER WITH LIGHTER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

***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 THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    30 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8
                    MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...TYSON THISTLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130613.BIRCH.01/PDT