FNUS76 KPDT 301755
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 369...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1054 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE
WARM AND DRY DAY FOR THE BURN AREA. EXPECT INCREASING MID AND HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND
ACROSS THE REGION BY FRIDAY. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
A POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS WILL START OUT WITH
LITTLE PRECIPITATION BEFORE BECOMING INCREASINGLY WET INTO
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST 2 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130730.INC36.01/PDT