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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE FIRE...WA-PCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1045 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1026 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE DISTRICT FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAIN STORY WILL BE THE DRY AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS OVER REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
OFFSHORE FLOW. THESE EAST WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER TODAY...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 AT NIGHT ON RIDGETOPS.

THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ON SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN NORTH TO
                      NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH.

TIME (PDT)             10 AM   NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%).....    10%      0%     0%     0%     0%
TEMP................    52      60     68     74     74
RH..................    75%     61%    45%    36%    37%
20 FT WIND..........   S 2     VRB 2   NW 3   NW 4   NW 4
   MAX GUST.........     3       4       5       6     8


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER 0200.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                       VARIABLE 0-1 MPH. AFTER 0300...NORTHEAST
                       2-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 4-7
                       MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...BECKY ESCOBER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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