FNUS76 KPQR 051417
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOUNDARY FIRE...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
717 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0603 PDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ONE MORE HOT DAY TODAY THEN SIGNIFICANT COOLING ON THE WAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE HEAT ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL
BEGIN TO SLIDE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE
OREGON COAST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT...PROMISING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH TO THE FIRE AREA MONDAY.
ACCOMPANYING THIS CHANGE WILL BE GUSTY AFTERNOON ONSHORE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE FIRE AREA THIS WILL MANIFEST
AS GUSTY NORTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS AS THE ONSHORE PUSH FUNNELS UP
THE CLACKAMAS RIVER.

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


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DRAINAGE UNTIL ABOUT 0800. THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 1100... THEN BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 3-6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE UNTIL ABOUT 0800. THEN BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH UNTIL 1100... THEN BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1500.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM     10 AM    NOON     2 PM     4 PM
TEMP............63       72       79       84       87
RH..............65       52       43       32       29
20 FT WIND......SW 1-3   SW 2-5   W 3-6    WNW 4-8  WNW 6-10
   MAX GUST.....5        8        10       15       18
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 0-2   SW 1-3   W 1-3    WNW 2-5  W 3-6
   MAX GUST.....3        5        8        12       15


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    MUCH COOLER.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH...INCREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...KATHY JEPSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090705.BOUND.03/PQR