FNUS76 KPQR 170056
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP...DNR PC REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
556 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1725 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO GIVE WAY TO A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TUESDAY. A THERMAL INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH
WILL MOVE EAST TUESDAY INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW...WITH A PUSH OF
MARINE AIR COMING IN TUESDAY NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE
FIRE IN THE OREGON CASCADES...BUT MAY BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BEAR
WATCHING FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY IS ABUNDANT WITH
MID-LEVEL HAINES VALUES OF 5 TO 6 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY.

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.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      10     15     15
TEMP............64     67     77     82     86     87
RH..............65     55     40     35     30     30
20 FT WIND......N 1    N 1    NW 3   NW 4   NW 6   NW 8
   MAX GUST.....2      2      5      9      12     13

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&
.THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOONS MOSTLY SUNNY.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS 70 TO 75. AFTERNOON WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO
50. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH AROUND 40 PERCENT. AFTERNOON WEST
WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.



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FORECASTER...DELSON
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100816.HILLT.02/PQR