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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
429 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WITH MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING BY SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS WASHINGTON AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY...THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE ROCKIES THIS
WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...THERMAL LOW PRESSURE OVER CALIFORNIA WILL
BUILD NORTH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH SATURDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WARM AND VERY DRY NORTHEAST WINDS TO START
THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW MORNING CLOUDS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND EARLY...INCREASING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY. EXCEPTION ON EXPOSED RIDGES...WHERE
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 4-7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)             6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP...................46     55     62     66     68     67
RH.....................90     70     50     40     40     40
RIDGETOP WIND (20 FT)..SW 2   SW 3   NW 4   N 6    N 6    N 6
   MAX GUST............5      10     10     12     12     12


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH...EXCEPT NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH ON
                    EXPOSED RIDGES.

TIME (PDT)             6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP...................63     56     53     52     51     51
RH.....................48     60     61     61     61     61
20 FT WIND.............N 6    N 3    N 3    NE 5   NE 6   NE 6
   MAX GUST............15     10     10     15     15     15


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS 15-25 MPH...STRONGEST
                    ON EXPOSED RIDGES.


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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.NASTY.01/PQR