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SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY NWR...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1236 PM PDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING FRIDAY...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BUILD
NORTHWARD OVER THE AREA. EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING QUITE GUSTY AFTER 1200. MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
PUSHES ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT.




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

 DRYNESS LEVELS YESTERDAY (TUESDAY)...
 W2  YELLOW      W3  GREEN       W4  GREEN


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.



.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING FOG...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH...RISING TO 7 TO 11
                    MPH LATE BY 1300 WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........40     50     35     0      0      0
TEMP............49     51     61     72     81     86
RH..............92     90     70     50     37     30
20 FT WIND......N 0-2  N 1-3  N 2-4  N 4-8  N 5-9  N 7-11
   MAX GUST.....3      4      6      12     20     23

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100902.FINLE.01/PQR