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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT MOUNTAIN FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
533 PM PDT WED AUG 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FIRE AREA WILL EXPIRE AT 8PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH IS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER THIS EVENING.
A STRONG MARINE SURGE WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE
MARINE SURGE WILL BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT COOLING TO THE
AREA ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MARINE CLOUDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE FIRE LOCATION. THE COOL AIR WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO
THE AREA.

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. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
VISIBILITY..........3 TO 5 MILES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........3 TO 5 MILES.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FRI-SAT...
PARTLY CLOUDY FRI...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY SAT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SAT.
LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 52 TO 60. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 55 PERCENT. WEST TO
NORTHWEST DAYTIME WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...WILDE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HENKLIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.SCOTT.01/PQR