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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT MOUNTAIN FIRE...MCKENZIE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
432 PM PDT MON SEP 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. THE RESULTING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER
SOUTHERN OREGON WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON THIS
EVENING. THE NEXT FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE DISTRICT LATER
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST THREAT OF WETTING RAIN REMAINING WEST OF
THE FIRE.


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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-7 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 3
                    MPH BY 2200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..4 (LOW).


TIME (PDT)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........41     46     46     46     38     38     38
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     59     48     43     40     39     37
RH..............38     51     73     86     92     95     100
20 FT WIND......W 3-7  W 3-7  W 2-6  W 1-4  DRN    DRN    DRN
   MAX GUST.....12     12     9      6      5      4      3
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4      4

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-6
                    MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..3 (VERY LOW).

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     42     42     34     34     34
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     46     58     66     67     65
RH..............91     70     46     35     34     38
20 FT WIND......VRB    UPSLP  UPSLP  SW 1-4 W 2-6  W 3-6
   MAX GUST.....3      3      4      5      8      10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100913.SCOTT.01/PQR