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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS SLIDE...OR-CGF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
606 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE INTO
OREGON. THIS LOW WILL INITIALLY PULL SOME EAST WIND THROUGH THE
GORGE THIS MORNING...THEN WINDS SHOULD EASE SOMEWHAT DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS RAIN DEVELOPS. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MORE RAIN INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...WITH EAST WINDS INCREASING AGAIN OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE
GORGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING.
                    PATCHY MORNING FOG.
CWR (%).............60 PERCENT...MAINLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 40S.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST INCREASING 5-15 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY. GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH JUST BEFORE NOON. WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    4-8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST INCREASING 3-8 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY. GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE EARLY MORNING...THEN
                    IMPROVING TO 5 MILES OR BETTER.
CEILING.............500 FT EARLY MORNING...THEN 3500-4500 FT THE
                    REST OF THE DAY.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............38     41     46     44     46     42
RH..............93     92     75     85     70     80
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 10   VRBL 5 W 3    W 4    LGT/VRBL
   MAX GUST.....15     25     15     10     10     5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN.
CWR (%).............80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM EARLY...THEN INCREASING EAST 8-15 MPH
                    AFTER 2100. GUSTS TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY...THEN INCREASING EAST 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER 2100. GUSTS TO 15 MPH DEVELOPING.
VISIBILITY..........4-6 MILES.
CEILING.............LOWERING TO 2000-3000 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH BY MIDDAY.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 1-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 0-2 MPH BY MIDDAY.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.
CEILING.............4000 FEET.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...ROSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.COLLI.01/PQR