FNUS76 KPDT 271220
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR STAGECOACH...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
520 AM PDT SAT JUL 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1843 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

 .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE DRY
CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COOLER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL
LEAD TO BETTER OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
BRING NORTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

***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.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

       TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
1000        70             28       UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH
1200        80             17       NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH
1400        86             16       NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH
1600        85             16       NORTHWEST 7-9 G15 MPH
1800        80             19       NORTHWEST 6-10 G17 MPH
2000        71             28       NORTHWEST 7-11 G18 MPH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER 2300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.STAGE.01/PDT