FNUS76 KPDT 151312
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX SPRING...COIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
612 AM PDT MON JUL 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0604 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP DRY AND VERY WARM
CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST
AND A RIDGE OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE A SOUTH FLOW ON
TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
PUMP MID LEVEL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE FIRE AREA ALONG WITH
INSTABILITY. THIS MAY CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN. FIRE
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA BUT THIS
COULD BE EXPANDED WESTWARD LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. IN
ANY EVENT CAN EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY.
MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN PRECIPITATION BUT THERE MAY BE A
POSSIBILITY OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

***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.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH BECOMING 12-18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING WEST 13-19 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7-13 MPH DECREASING TO 2-6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 3-8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12-28 MPH DECREASING TO 3-8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 11-17 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...CMD 264
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130715.BOXSP.01/PDT