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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS SLIDE RX...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NSA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
445 AM PST WED FEB 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE COLUMBIA GORGE
TODAY. OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT START TO WEAKEN
THIS AFTERNOON. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS. THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL BE MUCH WEAKER TONIGHT...AND
SHOULD SWITCH TO LIGHT ONSHORE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WIND
                    EASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
CEILING.............EXPECT HIGH THIN CLOUDS...ABOVE 20000 FEET...LATE
                    THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
                    AREA BY EARLY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24 TO 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH...EASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...BECOMING 20000 TO 25000 FEET
                    OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT...WHICH WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE
                    MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING THEN SWITCHING
                    TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING.............20000 FEET IN THE MORNING THEN AROUND 10000 TO 12000
                    FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110202.COLLI.01/PQR