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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
317 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1454 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL NORTHWESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES.
AIR MASS SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE...SO WILL KEEP A FEW SHOWERS AROUND
TODAY. WEAK WARM FRONT WILL BRUSH ACROSS NW OREGON...BUT ONLY
CLOUDS EXPECTED FOR BURN AREA. MOSTLY DRY WEATHER FOR THU NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER COOL SYSTEM ARRIVES LATER FRIDAY...SPREADING
WET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

LONGER RANGE SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING AGAIN OVER THE PAC NW...
WITH DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN MILD AFTERNOONS AND
COOL NIGHTS...WITH SEASONABLE HUMIDITY.        FCSTR...ROCKEY.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PARTIAL CLEARING AT TIMES UNTIL
                         2200. ISOLATED SHOWERS...ENDING BY 2000.
CLOUD COVER.........80%...BUT 45-50% BETWEEN 1900 AND 0200.
CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT.
EXPECTED RAINFALL...NOT MUCH... WITH 0.02 TO 0.05 INCH.
SNOW LEVEL..........5000 FEET...BUT LITTLE IF ANY NEW SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH UNTIL 2000
                       THEN EASING TO 2-3 MPH. WINDS BECOMING MORE
                       LIGHT DRAINAGE BY MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........6 MILES OR GREATER.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY 1100.
CLOUD COVER.........60-75%...DECREASING TO 25% BY 1300.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                       4-8 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS 10-15 MPH AFTER 1300.
VISIBILITY..........6 MILES OR GREATER.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CLOUD COVER.........45-60%.
CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-15 MPH UNTIL 2000
                       THEN EASING TO 2-3 MPH. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS
                       BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE.
VISIBILITY..........6 MILES OR GREATER.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. FEW SHOWERS AFTER 1300.
CLOUD COVER.........60-75%...DECREASING TO 25% BY 1300.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
EXPECTED RAINFALL... 0.02 TO 0.05 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1-2 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                       5-8 MPH BY 1300...WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........6 MILES OR GREATER.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS...ALTHOUGH
                    MAY HAVE MORE OF A STEADY RAIN DURING THE MORNING.
SNOW LEVEL..........4500 FEET...WITH 2-4 INCHES LIKELY ABOVE 5000 FEET.
CLOUD COVER.........85-95%.
CWR (%).............25-30 PERCENT.
EXPECTED RAINFALL... 0.15 TO 0.25 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-9
                      MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER HIGHER RIDGES
                      NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........5 MILES OR BETTER...BUT OCCASIONAL DOWN TO 1 MILE
                      DURING MORNING AND IN AFTERNOON DUE TO SHOWERS.


IF YOU NEED FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE NWS.

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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN KENNEDY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090930.TUMBL.01/PQR