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SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAW DEVIL 6...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
437 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1625 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BRINGING SEASONABLY WARM
WEATHER TO THE DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SLOW TO COOL OFF OVERNIGHT WITH THE LACK OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.
AS A RESULT HUMIDITY SHOULD BE SLOW TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT FOR THE
BURN AREA. WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO START OFF WARM...BUT A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE CASCADES LATER IN THE DAY. AS
A RESULT GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE AND SOME DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH WILL
THEN LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY...POSSIBLY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0-2 MPH...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN WEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER 1500.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....CALM EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN WEST 2-5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1500.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM   NOON    2 PM    4 PM     6 PM
TEMP............69      72      73      70       66
RH..............50      40      35      33       44
20 FT WIND......SW 2    SW 5    SW 6    W-SW 9   W-SW 11
   MAX GUST.....        15      15      20       25
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 0-1  SW 0-3  SW 1-3  W-SW 3   W-SW 5
   MAX GUST.....        6       8       12       15


.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY...MUCH COOLER...WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR
DRIZZLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. RH WILL STRUGGLE TO GET BELOW 70
PERCENT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110621.STRAW.02/PQR