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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH HUCKLEBERRY FIELD...USFS GP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
722 AM PDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH
MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS OVER THE FIRE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
BE ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WITH BELOW NORMAL RH VALUES. OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE IMPROVED TONIGHT AS STRONGER ONSHORE
FLOW DEVELOPS AS THE MARINE LAYER LIFTS ABOVE THE FIRE. THE MARINE
LAYER WILL DEEPEN FURTHER ON SATURDAY AS A FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE
COAST. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT UNTIL IT MOVES INLAND
ON SUNDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64
MIN HUMIDITY........55-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 2 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5
                    MPH BY 1100...THEN NW AFTER 1300.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY
                    MIDDAY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH...RISING TO 4-8 MPH AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110923.SAWTO.01/PQR