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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
202 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1341 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MOVE LITTLE...MAINTAINING
THE STATUS QUO. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY THROUGH
FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON LATER
FRIDAY...AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BOOST THE OFFSHORE
FLOW...WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
STILL...EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BUT WITH LOWER RH...ESPECIALLY
ON RIDGES/MIDSLOPES AT NIGHT.

LONGER RANGE INDICATES INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW MONDAY...WITH
BREEZY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WETTING RAINS TO ARRIVE
MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE ON
THE WETTER AND COOLER SIDE OF FALL.            FCSTR...ROCKEY.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MOSTLY UPSLOPE DRIVEN...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-5 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)          1 PM    3 PM    5 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)...    0%      0%      0%
TEMP..............   60      64      66
RH................   43%     35%     30%
20 FT WIND........   W 3     W 3     W 3
   MAX GUST.......     7       8       7


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE BY 2200.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
                        3-6 MPH AFTER 1100.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)         6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER  (%)..  10%     5%      2%    1%     0%     0%
TEMP..............  39     47      55     60     64     65
RH................  83%    58%     46%    35%    29%    27%
20 FT WIND........ NE 1   NE 2    N 3    N 4    NNW 7    NNW 7
   MAX GUST.......    2      3      5      8      11     12

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                       LIGHT DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.


$$
FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK GLADNEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091007.TUMBL.01/PQR