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SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHERMAN S POINT FIRE...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1126 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1038 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY THIS MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED TO MIGRATE TO THE CASCADES AND
FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. A BIG CONCERN WILL BE ERRATIC WIND DIRECTION
IN THE VICINITY OF THE THERMAL TROUGH. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME CUMULUS BUILD-UPS THIS AFTERNOON. MID-LEVEL
HAINES 6 CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AND
LIKELY INTO THE WEEKEND.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS
                    BUILD-UPS POSSIBLE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    2 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. WATCH FOR SHIFTING WIND DIRECTIONS
                    AFTER 1400...ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE ANY
                    BUILD-UPS NEARBY.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 14000 FEET.
HAINES INDEX(MID)...6 (HIGH).


TIME (PDT)      NOON      2 PM       4 PM

TEMP............75-80    83-88      90-95
RH..............42-48%   33-38%     22-27%
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1-3   NW-N 2-4   NW-N 2-4
   MAX GUST.....           8          8


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME BUILD-UPS POSSIBLE THROUGH
                    THE EVENING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8
                    MPH. WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 3 MPH BY 2100.                   EVENING.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES EXCEPT RESTRICTED BELOW
                    1 MILE IN AREAS OF SMOKE.
CEILING.............SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS 12000 TO 14000 FEET
                    THROUGH THE EVENING THEN SCATTERED TO BROKEN
                    CIRRUS.
HAINES INDEX(MID)...6 (HIGH).


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME AFTERNOON BUILD-UPS
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH LATE MORNING. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 10 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
                    BUILD-UPS THAT OCCUR.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES...BUT BELOW 1 MILE IN
                    THE MORNING DUE TO INVERSIONS.
CEILING.............ABOVE 15000 FEET IN THE MORNING THEN 10000 TO
                    12000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX(MID)...6 (HIGH).

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLE SAMPELS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110907.FISHE.01/PQR