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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CAMP READINESS REVIEW...USFS GP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
531 PM PDT SUN JUN 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER RIDGE ALOFT THAT HAS BEEN BRINGING THE RECENT
WARM DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA IS GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST. THIS
WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR INCREASINGLY DEEP MARINE LAYERS TO PUSH
INTO THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON AS
THE WEEK PROGRESSES. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO SEASON NORMALS
MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO COOL THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES INCREASING ESPECIALLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO BRING INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW
THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND ACROSS CASCADES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY. BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY
                    LATE MORNING. SMALL CUMULUS BUILDUPS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
CWR.................NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............62     65     70     71     69
RH..............67     54     47     45     50
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 10  NW 12  NW 14  NW 15
   MAX GUST.....12     15     17     20     22


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MID 40S.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS. SUNBREAKS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 60S.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 TO 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...RUTHFORD
REQUESTED BY...GERRI
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100628.HORSE.01/PQR