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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBSTITUTE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
605 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2148 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WHILE A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BUILD UP THE
COAST ON SATURDAY...SHIFTING INLAND AND OVER THE CASCADES ON SUNDAY.
IT WILL BE ON SUNDAY THAT WORST CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER
THE CASCADES...WITH MOST UNSTABLE AIR AT THAT TIME. BUT EXPOSED
RIDGETOPS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONGER E TO NE WINDS ON SATURDAY.

TODAY AT THE FIRE LOCATION...GENERAL WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE DURING
THE MORNING...WITH EXPOSED RIDGETOPS EXPERIENCING A NORTHEAST WIND.
EXPECT AN INCREASE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY WITH
MORE SUNSHINE AND A WARMER AND DRIER AIR MASS IN PLACE...WHICH WILL
DECREASE HUMIDITY LEVELS OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM    8 AM    10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........24      24      24     31     31     31
TEMP............55      58      67     75     81     75
RH..............42      38      31     24     22     23
20 FT WIND......UPSLP 3 UPSLP 4 E 4    E 6    E 7    E 8
   MAX GUST.....        8       10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE AROUND 6 MPH EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE WIND OVERNIGHT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DONOFRIO
REQUESTED BY...MEI LIN LANTZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.SUBST.01/PQR