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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
926 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE TODAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE DISTRICT TONIGHT BEFORE SLIDING OFF TO THE
EAST ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH NIGHT AND MORNING VALLEY FOG.

THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAIN AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ON THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR PLEASANT FALL WEATHER WITH NIGHT AND MORNING
VALLEY FOG. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
CASCADES ON FRIDAY AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
COAST.





                                           24 HR CHANGE
5 AM FREEZING LEVEL    SALEM:     7100 FT      -2900 FT
                     MEDFORD:     6900 FT      -4500 FT



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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............5-10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT BY 10 PM.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........15     15     15     20     25     35
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     37     42     51     55     53
RH..............98     96     83     69     60     58
20 FT WIND......SE 1   SE 1   SE 2   S 2    SW 3   SW 4
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      6      8
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...PAT HUTCHINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091019.TUMBL.01/PQR