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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY FIRE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
656 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0631 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
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. EAST WINDS
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE THERMAL LOW SITS ON THE COAST. THE
THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT INLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND BE OVER THE
CASCADES ON SUNDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE SUNDAY.
EXPECTED LIGHTER WINDS LATE TONIGHT...BUT WITH INCREASED INSTABILITY
LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
THE FIRE AREA.


.TODAY (SATURDAY)...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8-10 MPH. GUSTS 20-25 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      83      83
RH..............   32%     26%     20%     17%     14%     15%
20 FT WIND...... E 7-10  E 8-11  E 8-12  E 8-12   E 7-11   E 7-11
   MAX GUST.....    22      24     25      25       25      25


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING...EASING BACK TO 4-6 MPH BY 0200.

TIME (PDT)        6 PM    8 PM   10 PM   MIDNGT   2 AM    4 AM
CLOUD COVER (%).... 0%      0%      0%     0%       0%      0%
TEMP............... 81     77      74     66       58      55
RH................. 41%    49%     56%    69%      53%     44%
20 FT WIND......  E 7-10  E 6-9  E 5-8   E 5-7    E 4-6   E 4-6
   MAX GUST.....    22      21     20      19       16      12

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-18 MPH EARLY...
                       THEN EASING TO 2-3 MPH BY NOON. IN THE
                       AFTERNOON...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.

TIME (PDT)        6 AM    8 AM   10 AM    NOON    2 PM    4 PM
CLOUD COVER (%).... 0%      0%      0%      0%      0%      0%
TEMP............   54      59      66      73      80      82
RH..............   36%     29%     22%     20%     18%     20%
20 FT WIND......   E 4-7  E 4-8  E 4-7   E 2-4   ESE 2-4   SE 1-3
   MAX GUST.....    15      16     15      10       10      6



$$
FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.NASTY.01/PQR