FNUS76 KPDT 061555
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE FIRE...USFS DEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
855 AM PDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NORTH AND EAST...BRINGING MOISTURE AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
BRING BOTH THE MID AND HIGH-LEVEL HAINES INDICES TO A 5. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS STARTING ON WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH OVER THE REGION. SOME
STORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAIN.

***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 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING
                    DRAINAGE LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA WADE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.GREEN.01/PDT