FNUS76 KPDT 232352 FWSPDT SPOT FORECAST FOR STAGE COACH...USFS DEF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 452 PM PDT TUE JUL 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1407 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THEN MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS*** ***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10 MINUTE AVERAGES*** ***CWR-CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 INCH OR GREATER*** ***FORECAST IS VALID FOR 12 HOURS AFTER ISSUANCE*** .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WEST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2200. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE EAST WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-46. MAX HUMIDITY........68-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 90 TO 92. MIN HUMIDITY...10-12 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 49. HIGHS 90 TO 92. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 48. HIGHS 83 TO 85. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 44 TO 46. HIGHS 81 TO 83. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN REQUESTED BY...COIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130723.STAGE.02/PDT