FNUS76 KPDT 081132
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILE MARKER 28 FIRE...ICT3 TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
431 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2146 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 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST WILL KEEP
A SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA WHICH WILL BRING INSTABILITY AND MID
LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE FIRE. SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY WARM
AND DRY. AS A RESULT RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE FIRE WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTAIN LITTLE
RAINFALL.

***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.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 0-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-6 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 0-4 MPH AFTER
                    DARK.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 0-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC TO 35 MPH NEAR ANY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......BECOMING NORTHEAST 7-13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$

FORECASTER...ROGER CLOUTIER
REQUESTED BY...BRENT DEMKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.MILEM.01/PDT