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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR LAKE...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1222 PM PDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1151 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT...
...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE FIRE
AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE PRIMARY PERIOD WILL BE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT WILL ALSO BE MUCH WARMER AND DRIER WEDNESDAY.
THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THURSDAY. WEAK SURFACE
GRADIENTS THURSDAY WILL RESULT IN TERRAIN-DRIVEN WIND PATTERNS.
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT WEAK
FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST...WHICH WILL CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. DECREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF
                    VALLEY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....GENERALLY 36 TO 44 BUT NEAR FREEZING ABOVE 6000
                    FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT OR ABOVE 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/SLOPES:  SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH EARLY
                                     WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. WIND BECOMING
                                     DRAINAGE TO 5 MPH BY 2100. ENHANCED
                                     DRAINAGE WIND 7-15 MPH DEVELOPING
                                     IN THE EASTERN DIVISION OVERNIGHT
                                     WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

                    RIDGES:  WEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                             WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6-12
                             MPH OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY ABOVE 6 MILES BUT OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO
                    2-3 MILES ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS EVENING.
CEILING.............2000 TO 3000 FEET ABOVE GROUND THIS EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING UNLIMITED BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..2 (VERY LOW).


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF MORNING VALLEY FOG.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 65...BUT 49 TO 56 ABOVE 6000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/SLOPES:  NORTHEAST TO EAST 6-12 MPH
                                     WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. STRONGER
                                     WIND DOWN ELLIOT AND COE DRAINAGES.

                    RIDGES:  NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                             MPH. WIND BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6-12
                             MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........ABOVE 10 MILES...EXCEPT 1 MILE OR LESS IN DRAINAGE
                    BOTTOMS DUE TO MORNING FOG.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...EXCEPT 500 FEET OR LOWER ABOVE GROUND IN
                    VALLEY DRAINAGES DURING THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..2 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.DOLLA.01/PQR