FNUS76 KPQR 200604
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK ABC MISC...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1104 PM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2113 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY WEAKER ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI.
MARINE CLOUDS WILL NOT REACH THE FIRE SITE FRI. EXPECT A MORE
EXPANSIVE MARINE LAYER FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM. A FAIRLY STRONG TROUGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR MOVES ACROSS
THE FIRE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
WILL NEED TO MONITOR A THERMAL TROUGH PASSAGE SOMETIME TUESDAY. A
MUCH STRONGER TROUGH IS EXPECTED LATE NEXT WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY
WHICH COULD BRING WETTING RAIN TO THE INCIDENT.


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.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    LATER TONIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    LATER TONIGHT.

TIME (PDT)      10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............56     51     48     45
RH..............71     79     80     83
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 1    N 1    NE 1
   MAX GUST.....10
RIDGETOP WIND...N 6    N 3-4    N 4-6    NE 4-6
   MAX GUST.....10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM

TEMP............46     52     63     71     75     76
RH..............77     68     49     35     31     33
20 FT WIND......NE 1   E 1    E 1    W 4    NW 4-6 NW 4-6
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     10
RIDGETOP WIND..NE 2   E 2-4    E 2-5    W 3-6    NW 5-8    NW 5-8
   MAX GUST.....5      7       8        10       12        13

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FORECASTER...WILDE
REQUESTED BY...SUSIE FREEMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.MIDDL.02/PQR