FNUS76 KPDT 081511
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE MOUNTAIN...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
811 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0741 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL KEEP THE AREA SLIGHTLY COOLER
TODAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AND BREEZY
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH EVEN BETTER CHANCES ON FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ANY STORMS IN THE AREA COULD DRAMATICALLY SHIFT WIND
DIRECTION.

***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 CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
                    MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...MARK ENGELDINGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.GROUS.01/PDT