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SPOT FORECAST FOR INC...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
315 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1447 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING FOR
HOT...VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE OREGON
COAST RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER PRESSURE EAST OF THE
CASCADES. THIS IS CAUSING OFFSHORE FLOW TO PERSIST THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH IS CREATING VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA. HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO
SATURDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD INTO THE
CASCADES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY EVENING AND
SUNDAY...BUT AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THE BEST LIGHTNING ACTIVITY
WILL BE SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT.

CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      4 PM
TEMP............92
RH..............17
20 FT WIND......E 5-7
   MAX GUST.....16
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2-3
   MAX GUST.....10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-3 MPH. GUSTS TO 7 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............91     81     73     68     64     63
RH..............18     21     28     35     42     45
20 FT WIND......E 4-7  E 2-5  E 2-4  E 2-4  E 2-4  E 3-5
   MAX GUST.....14     12     10     8      8      10
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1-3  E 0-2  E 0-2  E 0-2  E 1-2  E 1-3
   MAX GUST.....7      7      5      5      5      7

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A COUPLE AFTERNOON CUMULUS
                    BUILDUPS DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH WITH MORNING GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH BY 1300...THEN
                    EVENTUALLY BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-3 MPH WITH MORNING GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 0-3 MPH BY 1300...THEN
                    EVENTUALLY BECOMING WEST 1-4 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

NOTE...HAINES 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN KENNEDY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090911.INC__.01/PQR