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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH FLY 15...USDA - DETROIT RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
816 AM PDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MUCH COOLER TODAY...

DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE CASCADES LAST NIGHT...
WHICH RESULTED IN WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH END
OF THE WILLAMETTE N.F.. A COOL UPPER TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE NORTH
CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS TODAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE UP
TO 25 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST OREGON
TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL GIVE WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME SMOKE ISSUES FOR
DETROIT WEDNESDAY SHOULD THE BURN TAKE PLACE. VENTILATION SHOULD BE
GOOD WEDNESDAY...BUT THE NORTH FLOW UP TO AROUND 6000 FEET MSL WOULD
TAKE SMOKE TOWARD DETROIT.


CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED MORNING RAIN SHOWERS
                    ...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 5 PERCENT BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 TO 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 1100 THEN SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1900 WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH THEN DECREASING. WIND BECOMING
                    DOWN-SLOPE TO 3 MPH BY 2100.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHEAST THROUGH ABOUT 0800 THEN NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...NANCI CURTIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.FRENC.01/PQR