FNUS76 KPDT 161640
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH LAKE 280...JOHN DAY INTERAGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
940 AM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL
KEEP A SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS FLOW
WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING. HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STORMS.
THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH THESE STORMS LOOK TO BE NOT AS
STRONG.

***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.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3-8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER 2200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH
                    AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH AFTER 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    8-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

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FORECASTER...GKH
REQUESTED BY...CHARITY HOUPT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.HIGHL.01/PDT