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SPOT FORECAST FOR NASTY FIRE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
630 AM PDT SUN SEP 4 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE HIGH CASCADES (ZONE 607) THROUGH 6 PM
THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...EAST WINDS WILL RELAX EARLY MORNING. THERMAL LOW
PRESSURE NOW OVER THE COAST RANGE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
LATER THIS MORNING...AND THEN MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INCREASINGLY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS BY
MIDDAY AS THERMAL LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CASCADES. SOME
SLIGHT COOLING IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS.


.TODAY (SUNDAY)...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN EASING TO
                      UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)        6 AM    8 AM   10 AM    NOON    2 PM    4 PM
TEMP............   57      64      76      80      83      83
RH..............   39%     32%     24%     19%     20%     22%
20 FT WIND......  E 4-7   E 4-5  E 2-3   SE 1-3  VRB 1-2  SW 1-3
   MAX GUST.....    15      13     10      5         5      5


.TONIGHT (SUNDAY NIGHT)...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN
                        LIGHT DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH.

TIME (PDT)        6 PM    8 PM   10 PM   MIDNGT   2 AM    4 AM
TEMP............... 77     71      67     61       56      51
RH................. 26%    35%     39%    49%      61%     72%
20 FT WIND......  SW 0-2  SW 0-1  CALM   CALM    N 1-2    N 1-2
   MAX GUST.....     5      3       1       1         4        4


.MONDAY....
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY...THEN WEST TO SOUTHEAST
                         2-5 MPH.

TIME (PDT)        6 AM    8 AM   10 AM    NOON    2 PM    4 PM
TEMP............   49      56      64      74      79      80
RH..............   77%     61%     40%     29%     25%     25%
20 FT WIND...... SE 0-1  SE 1-3  SE 1-3  S 2-4   SW 2-4   SW 2-4
   MAX GUST.....    1       1        4       5       6      6



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FORECASTER...ROCKEY/WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...SHEILA BARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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