FNUS76 KPDT 142129
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
230 PM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1351 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH AN
APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS EAST OF THE
CASCADES ON FRIDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND A CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT STORMS TO BE WET. WINDS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY
GUSTY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

***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***

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1100.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

        TEMPERATURE     HUMIDITY     20-FT WIND (MPH)
0800        54             63        W 2-3
1000        65             45        W 3-4
1200        73             36        W 4-5
1400        76             33        W 5-6
1600        78             31        W 5-6
1800        76             33        W 4-5
2000        69             40        W 3-4

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...DMH
REQUESTED BY...COIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.GREEN.01/PDT