FNUS76 KPDT 101621
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANDY KID...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
921 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0902 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO SEND MOIST UNSTABLE
AIR INTO THE REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL INITIALLY HAVE MINIMAL
RAINFALL...BUT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WETTER...ESPECIALLY UNDER
THE THUNDERSTORM CORES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LIGHTER
IN SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS COULD REACH 50 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***

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING SOUTH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.CANDY.01/PDT