FNUS76 KPDT 111758
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE...BLM BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1058 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW THAT THIS
WILL HAPPEN. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME GUSTY IN THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON MONDAY.

***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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST AROUND 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH
                    SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

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FORECASTER...RACHEL TRIMARCO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.BIGPI.01/PDT