FNUS76 KPDT 132032
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
132 PM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1306 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...AREA WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON WEDNESDAY WITH A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND. WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS ON THURSDAY
WITH AN INCREASE IN RIDGE TOP WINDS AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE
CASCADES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES ON FRIDAY FOR A
POTENTIAL OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

***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***

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        59             53        W 2-3
1000        68             40        W 2-3
1200        71             34        W 3-4
1400        73             30        W 3-4
1600        77             24        W 4-5
1800        76             25        W 6-7
2000        70             32        W 6-7

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.GREEN.01/PDT