FNUS76 KPDT 080058
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW BUTTE COMMAND...BENTON COUNTYFIRE  DIST 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
558 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL
FUNNEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INTO THE BURN AREA AND CREATE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA INITIALLY AND THEN
OVER THE BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE RAIN, FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40
MPH.

***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***

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6
                    TO 12 MPH AFTER 0200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2300.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6
                    TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


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FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...CH161
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130807.CROWB.01/PDT