FNUS76 KPDT 171956
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHTBANK COMMAND...BENTON COUNTYFIRE  DIST 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1256 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1239 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL INFLUENCE THE
WEATHER OVER THE BURN AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. INSTABILITY
AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY.
TUESDAY WILL SEE A GREATER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH MID WEEK.

***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.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...DO111
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.STRAI.01/PDT