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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY RIVER DELTA...COLUMBIA RIVER GORTGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
923 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A LITTLE WARMER TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER THE FORECAST
AREA TODAY. THE AIR MASS IS A LITTLE WARMER TODAY COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY WHICH WILL YIELD ABOUT 2 TO 4 DEGREES OF ADDITIONAL
WARMING. ONSHORE GRADIENTS REMAIN LIGHT TODAY. HOWEVER...THE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL BECOME A LITTLE STRONGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING. EXPECT A LITTLE MORE WIND SATURDAY 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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND THROUGH 1100 THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.
CEILING.............NO CEILINGS...JUST HIGH THIN CIRRUS.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM

TEMP............59     66     70     76
RH..............60     48     40     28
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 3    W 5    W 5
   MAX GUST.....4      6       8     10


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW CLOUDS TOWARD DAWN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY EVENING THEN
                    VARIABLE 4 MPH OR LESS.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.
CEILING.............NO CEILINGS...BUT BECOMING OVERCAST AROUND 015
                    (1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) TOWARD DAWN.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING LOW CLOUDS THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 5 TO 10 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.
CEILING.............OVERCAST AROUND 015 THROUGH 1100 THEN FEW CLOUDS
                    AT 035 WITH HIGH THIN CLOUDS ABOVE.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...ROLAND ROSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.SANDY.01/PQR