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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEN  46...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
935 AM PDT SAT JUN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 PDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL WARMING
AND DRYING TREND TODAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND
MONDAY AS A SMALL UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. ON
TUESDAY A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPPING SOUTH DOWN THE COAST
WILL TURN THE FLOW ALOFT TO SOUTHERLY...INCREASING BOTH SURFACE
AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND BRING A THREAT OF WET THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE-LEVEL)....WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      12 PM  2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............61     64     70     68
RH..............49     45     34     38
EYE-LEVEL WIND..SW 3   W 5    NW 7   NW 6
   MAX GUST.....7      10     14     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE-LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE LOW 70S.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE-LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH MIDDAY. GUSTS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RUTHFORD
REQUESTED BY...HEIDI GILLESPIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110625.STEN4.01/PQR