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SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
658 PM PDT FRI AUG 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
LATE SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGER WIND ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CREATING BREEZY CONDITIONS. THE
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING...AND SHOULD PRODUCE LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. THE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. MODELS SHOW A DISTINCT
THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST MONDAY
MORNING. THIS TROUGH WILL EXPAND NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN
RETREAT BACK TO THE COASTLINE MONDAY NIGHT. OFFSHORE FLOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS THE FIRE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. IT LOOKS LIKE THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE
EAST OF THE FIRE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FAIRLY STRONG
UPPER TROUGH IMPACTS THE REGION LATE NEXT WEEK.


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.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY BY 1200.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........45     60     60     65     75     80
TEMP............50     53     59     65     69     71
RH..............99     90     78     68     61     57
20 FT WIND......SW 0-2 SW 1-2 SW 1-3 W 3-6  W 4-7  W 5-9
   MAX GUST.....3      4      5      10     16     20
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    2300.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. INTERMITTENT DRIZZLE OR LIGHT
                    SHOWERS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    BY 1200.

.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGH TEMPERATURES 80 TO 90. LOW TEMPERATURES 50
TO 60. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15 TO 25 PERCENT. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 50 TO
60 PERCENT. WINDS NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100820.HILLT.01/PQR