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SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
543 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TONIGHT WILL BRING A SURGE OF MARINE AIR INLAND LATER
TONIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST WEDNESDAY...WITH ONSHORE FLOW
CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. INSTABILITY REMAINS ABUNDANT
INTO THIS EVENING WITH MID-LEVEL HAINES VALUES OF 5 TO 6.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
THIS EVENING...BUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS FROM THE REMAINS OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DRIFT ACROSS THE RIVER INTO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADES THIS EVENING BRINGING LIGHT BREEZES WITH CHANGING WIND
DIRECTIONS.

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.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     85     85     30     20     20
TEMP............54     57     59     69     74     77
RH..............90     85     75     50     40     38
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 2   SW 2   SW 4   W 7    W 7
   MAX GUST.....3      3      3      6      12     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&
.FRIDAY...MORNING CLOUDS...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 TO
50 PERCENT. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 TO 50 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 55 PERCENT.
WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.



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FORECASTER...DELSON
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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