FNUS76 KPDT 242003
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAGECOACH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
102 PM PDT WED JUL 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1235 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS SPREADING UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION WHICH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MID
AND LOWER LEVELS ARE STILL VERY DRY LEADING TO HAINES VALUES OF 6 AT
THE BURN SITE TODAY. EXPECT THE HAINES VALUE TO DECREASE THIS
EVENING AS FURTHER MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WILL ALSO LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING IN THE
VICINITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. COOLER
AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL COME TO THE BURN SITE THIS WEEKEND.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1300        87             13        SW-W 5-6
1500        89             13        W 7-8
1700        88             15        W 8-9
1900        83             20        W 6-7
2100        74             28        W 6-7
2300        65             37        W 5-6
0100        59             45        SW 4-5
0300        54             51        SW 4-5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130724.STAGE.01/PDT