FNUS76 KPDT 151740
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEBO...BMIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1040 AM PDT MON JUL 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1021 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON FOR BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT...CAUSING
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING NEAR
THE BURN AREA.

***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.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...BMIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130715.NEBO_.01/PDT