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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
622 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE DISTRICT FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW. EAST WINDS WILL
PICK UP LATER THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THOSE LAST WEEKEND...BUT
EXPECT VERY WARM CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY BOTH DURING THE DAY
AND NIGHT.

THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT OVER THE INTERIOR ON SUNDAY...THEN
REBUILD EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. IT
WILL BE ON SUNDAY THAT WORST CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
CASCADES...WITH MOST UNSTABLE AIR AT THAT TIME. WILL SEE RELIEF TO
HEAT AND DRY AIR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT.

LONGER RANGE CHARTS SHOW A GRADUAL RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW NEXT
WEEK...WITH A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY.
A FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLY
COME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........5      5      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     66     61     59     57     56
RH..............29     36     39     39     39     37
20 FT WIND......W 2    NE 3   E 4    E 5    E 5    E 5
   MAX GUST.....10     10     5      10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      6      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     68     79     88     91     91
RH..............34     26     19     15     14     15
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 5
   MAX GUST.....15     15     20     20     20     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...KAREN HALE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.GRANI.01/PQR