FNUS76 KPDT 301300
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNS CR 0362...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1421 PDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTH OFF THE COAST TODAY
AND TONIGHT AND REMAIN JUST OFFSHORE ON WEDNESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL
BRING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE ELEVATED INSTABILITY INTO
CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WILDFIRE AREA
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST UPSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH BY 1200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).


        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        52             75           W 2
1000        64             49           W 3-4
1200        74             29           W 3-5
1400        79             23           W 4-7
1600        81             23           W 5-8
1800        77             30           W 3-7
2000        68             43           W 3-7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 0200 HOURS.
                    THEN BECOMING DRAINAGE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH BY 1200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...ALAN POLAN
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130729.BROWN.02/PDT