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SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL OF THE WOODS...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1118 AM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY
WHILE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE COAST...RESULTING IN
OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING VERY WARM AND QUITE
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THERMAL LOW PRESSURE WILL POSITION ITSELF ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...FINALLY MOVING EAST OF THE
FIRE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MID LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS WILL
BE LIKELY IN THE VICINITY OF THE THERMAL TROUGH.

COOLER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.




 MID LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING...
 SALEM  3        MEDFORD  3
 HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING...
 SALEM  4        MEDFORD  4      BOISE  4      SPOKANE  2

 DRYNESS LEVELS YESTERDAY (SUNDAY)...
 W2  YELLOW      W3  YELLOW      W4  YELLOW


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.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING EAST 4 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER 2300.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............76     69     61     55     51     49
RH..............28     42     45     44     42     42
20 FT WIND......NE 3-6 NE 2-5 NE 2-4 E 2-3  E 3-6  E 4-8
   MAX GUST.....10     8      6      5      9      12
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER 1000 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1200.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............51     62     77     87     90     91
RH..............35     27     19     18     16     15
20 FT WIND......E 4-8  E 4-8  E 5-9  E 6-10 E 6-10 E 6-10
   MAX GUST.....12     12     13     20     20     20
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...LTAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100823.BULLO.01/PQR