FNUS76 KPDT 161627
FWSPDT

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK MNT 310...JOHN DAY INTERAGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
927 AM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0909 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT WILL CROSS THE BURN AREA WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WEAK INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS. DRIER
AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

***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.................0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...GEORGE PERRY
REQUESTED BY...CHARITY HOUPT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.PINEC.01/PDT