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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
456 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2007 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TODAY WITH NO LARGE SCALE EAST
WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...THOUGH DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE
SOME EDDYING MAY OCCUR BRINGING SOME NORTH EAST WINDS TO THE BURN
TODAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL...AFTER
A FAIRLY COOL START. A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS
NORTHERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WHICH WILL
REINFORCE THE MARINE LAYER OVER THE NORTH ZONES. THE FIRST
NOTICEABLE OFFSHORE PATTERN OF THE SUMMER DEVELOPS FRIDAY NIGHT
AND WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT MANY AREAS TO SEE MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT SATURDAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH
WILL BE EAST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY. LONGER RANGE MODELS ADVERTISE
A STRONGER OFFSHORE EVENT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1 TO 2 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      5      0      0      0      0
TEMP............42     47     56     63     67     69
RH..............92     84     62     46     43     41
20 FT WIND......N 1    NE 1   NE 1   NE 4   NE 4   NE 5
   MAX GUST.....       5      5      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING DRAINAGE LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.


TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........10     10     10     25     25     25
TEMP............61     52     49     47     46     45
RH..............51     68     77     83     88     93
20 FT WIND......N 4   N 4    N 4    NE 1   NE 1   NE 1
   MAX GUST.....10     15     15     5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO
                    4 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     20     0      0      0
TEMP............47     52     60     66     69     71
RH..............93     83     59     43     38     35
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   N 4    N 4    N 4
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...AMY HARPOLE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.NASTY.01/PQR