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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH HUCKLEBERRY FIELD...USFS GP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
914 AM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...WETTING RAINS EXPECTED SUNDAY...MONDAY...AND TUESDAY...


.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN SOUTHERLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
SURFACE FRONT APPROACH THE COAST. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW...COMBINED
WITH ENHANCED INSTABILITY...WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MARINE LAYER AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEEPEN
TONIGHT PROVIDING EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. RAIN WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. WETTING
RAINS AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS
ACTIVE FALL WEATHER MAKES ITS DEBUT AND EFFECTIVELY ENDS THE FIRE
SEASON.




.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...EXCEPT 3-5 MILES UNDER ANY SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...EXCEPT 5000-6000 FEET UNDER ANY
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN LATE.
CWR (%).............40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...EXCEPT 3-5 MILES UNDER ANY SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...EXCEPT 5000-6000 FEET UNDER ANY
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING 8 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........1-3 MILES IN THE MORNING...IMPROVING TO 5 MILES
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING.............2500-3500 FEET IN THE MORNING...LIFTING TO
                    4000-5000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GAIL BOUCHARD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110924.SAWTO.01/PQR