FNUS76 KPQR 220008
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
508 PM PDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA ON
SUNDAY...WITH SPOTTY DRIZZLE OR A LIGHT SHOWER. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT CENTERED OFFSHORE WILL QUICKLY BUILD SUNDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE DEPARTING TROUGH. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY. EXPECT DRY NORTH TO NORTHEAST
LOW-LEVEL FLOW MONDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
VALUES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL RETREAT TO
THE COASTLINE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT INLAND TUESDAY. THIS
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A STRONG OFFSHORE EVENT. THE BIGGER CONCERN
WILL BE THE PASSAGE OF THE THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
LATE TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 TO 6 CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TUESDAY...CREATING A MUCH MORE FAVORABLE
BURNING ENVIRONMENT. LONGER RANGE MODELS HINT AT AN EARLY FALL
PATTERN LATE NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


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.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH INTERMITTENT
                    DRIZZLE OR A LIGHT SHOWER. BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. WIND BECOMING NORTH
                    1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 2300.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING CLOUDS...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 8
                    MPH BY 1300.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100821.HILLT.01/PQR