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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY FIRE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
324 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 607 AND 608...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION. WINDS
TURN NORTHEAST TO EAST LATER TONIGHT AND REMAIN EASTERLY THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE THERMAL LOW SITS ON THE COAST. MANY AREAS
TO SEE MINIMUM RH OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH POOR RH
RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGE TOPS. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LIE OVER OR
JUST EAST OF THE CASCADES ON SUNDAY...THEN EAST OF THE CASCADES
LATER SUNDAY.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT...BUT RH DROPPING AFTER 0200.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE...BECOMING EAST 3-6 MPH AFTER
                         MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT...BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER 0200.

TIME (PDT)        6 PM    8 PM   10 PM   MIDNGT   2 AM    4 AM
CLOUD COVER (%).... 0%      0%      0%     0%       0%      0%
TEMP............... 64     59      55     49       52      54
RH................. 41%    49%     56%    69%      53%     44%
20 FT WIND......   SE 2-3  SE 1-3  CALM   CALM    E 2-4    E 4-6
   MAX GUST.....    6       6                       8      11
EYE LEVEL WIND..   SE 1-2  SE 0-2  CALM   CALM    E 0-1    E 2-4
   MAX GUST.....    5       4                       3      8


.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-10 MPH. GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-7 MPH. GUSTS 15-18 MPH.

TIME (PDT)        6 AM    8 AM   10 AM    NOON    2 PM    4 PM
CLOUD COVER (%).... 0%      0%      0%      0%      0%      0%
TEMP............   62      66      76      81      84      84
RH..............   33%     29%     20%     17%     14%     15%
20 FT WIND......   E 4-7  E 6-9  E 6-9   E 6-10   E 6-9   E 6-9
   MAX GUST.....    12      20     21      22       22      22
EYE LEVEL WIND..   E 3-4  E 3-5  E 4-6   E 4-7    E 4-7   E 3-6
   MAX GUST.....    10      11     10      15       13      15

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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.NASTY.01/PQR