FNUS76 KPDT 181428
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGHTBANK COMMAND...BENTON COUNTYFIRE DIST 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
728 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0710 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
MORNING. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A GREATER CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS.

***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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EARLY MORNING AND THEN
                    AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 11
                    MPH AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...DO111
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.STRAI.01/PDT