FNUS76 KPDT 091853
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR 13175...USFS MAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1153 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1130 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE NORTHERLY...BUT WILL BE VARIABLE IN THE VICINITY OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS COULD EXCEED
40 MPH. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...EXCEPT GUSTY ALONG
RIDGETOPS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS.

***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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH WINDS 6
                    TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 8 TO 14 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE 2
                    TO 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

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.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...CHARITY HOUPT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.13175.01/PDT