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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT MOUNTAIN FIRE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
250 PM PDT SAT SEP 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LITTLE CHANGE SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. WEST TO EAST FLOW ALOFT AND LIGHT ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW
WILL RESULT IN SEASONAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THE LIGHT SURFACE GRADIENTS WILL RESULT IN TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WIND WITH LITTLE GENERAL WIND CONTRIBUTION. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE QUITE GOOD...EXCEPT MODERATE ON HIGHEST
RIDGES...GENERALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. SLIGHTLY WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BOOST DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO A
LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW MAY ALSO CREATE A LITTLE
MORE INSTABILITY FOR SOME BUILD-UPS NEAR THE CREST.


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.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 74 LOWEST.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT...BUT TO 25 PERCENT SOUTH
                    ASPECTS AND EXPOSED RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN
                                NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

                    SLOPE/VALLEY - LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN
                                   UP-SLOPE OR UP-VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MID-LEVEL HAINES....4-5 (LOW TO MODERATE).
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM       10 AM       NOON        2 PM       4 PM

TEMP............35-40      53-59       60-67       65-72      67-74
RH..............>90        60-70       35-45       30-40      30-40
20 FT WIND......LIGHT      LIGHT       W-NW TO 5   W-NW 4-8   W-NW 4-8
   MAX GUST.....                                     12        15

***WIND FORECAST ABOVE IS FOR RIDGES. USE THE APPROPRIATE WIND
REDUCTION FACTOR FOR THE AREA OF CONCERN***

***RH FORECAST IS AN AVERAGE FOR THE FIRE AREA. ASPECT...SHELTERING
AND OTHER TOPOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCES WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HIGHER
OR LOWER HUMIDITY BY A FEW PERCENT***


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT...BUT TO 75 PERCENT HIGHEST
                    RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                                THEN LIGHT WIND.

                    SLOPE/VALLEY - UP-SLOPE OR UP-VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH
                                   IN THE EVENING THEN LOCAL DRAINAGE
                                   OR DOWNSLOPE TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW).
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 75 LOWEST.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN
                                NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
                                AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH EXPOSED
                                RIDGES.

                    SLOPE/VALLEY - LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN
                                   UP-SLOPE OR UP-VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW).
TRANSPORT WIND......LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN NORTHWEST 3 TO
                    8 MPH.


.EXTENDED...  (WIND FORECAST IS 20-FOOT)
.TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. LOWS 41 TO 47. HIGHS 65 TO 72. MINIMUM RH 30
TO 40 PERCENT TUESDAY AND 35 TO 45 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
42 TO 48. HIGHS 62 TO 69. MINIMUM RH 40 TO 55 PERCENT. TERRAIN-DRIVEN
WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100911.SCOTT.01/PQR