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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
203 PM PDT MON OCT 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER WEATHER IS DEVELOPING TODAY AS COOL HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MEANWHILE A
VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
KEEP THE STORM TRACK WELL NORTH OF THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE RESULT WILL BE MILD AND DRY DAYS FOLLOWED BY COOL
NIGHTS...WITH MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH THE
END OF THIS WEEK. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PROBABLY INHIBIT VALLEY
INVERSIONS TONIGHT...BUT LIGHTER WIND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
ALLOW FOG TO FORM IN THE VALLEYS AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ANY INVERSIONS WHICH DEVELOP WILL LIKELY BREAK BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.

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.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WIND EARLY...BECOMING EAST 4-8
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 12-15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.


TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............47     41     36     32     33     34
RH..............55     65     75     75     68     62
20 FT WIND......W 1-3  W 1-3  NE 2-4 E 4-6  E 4-7  E 5-7
   MAX GUST.....7      7      10     12     15     15
VISIBILITY (MI).10+    7      10+    10+    10+    10+


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-8 MPH WITH MORNING GUSTS 12-15 MPH...
                    TENDING TO DECREASE AND BECOME MORE NORTHERLY
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.


TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............34     36     44     51     55     57
RH..............62     62     54     39     31     30
20 FT WIND......E 5-7  E 5-7  E 4-6  NE 2-5 NE 2-4 NE 2-4
   MAX GUST.....15     15     12     10     10     10
VISIBILITY (MI).10+    10+    10+    10+    10+    10+

$$
FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK GLADNEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091005.TUMBL.01/PQR