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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR LAKE...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1045 AM PDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...OFFSHORE FLOW ENDS THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...THEN END THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
THURSDAY WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN ABOVE-NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN POTENTIAL MID-LEVEL HAINES 5.
THE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WIND OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THE NEXT
WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...BUT SHOULD ONLY RESULT
IN STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH LITTLE...IF ANY...PRECIPITATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT THREAT OF RAIN WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND.
LONGER RANGE CHARTS SHOW A SERIES OF VERY WET SYSTEM EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....GENERALLY 45 TO 55...BUT 37 TO 44 PROTECTED
                    VALLEY BOTTOMS.
MAX HUMIDITY........HIGHLY VARIABLE. AT OR ABOVE 80 PERCENT VALLEY
                    AND DRAINAGE BOTTOMS...BUT DOWN TO 50 PERCENT
                    MID/UPPER SLOPES AND EVEN DOWN TO 35 PERCENT
                    RIDGE-TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/SLOPES:  NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 9 MPH
                                     BUT 10 TO 15 MPH EASTERN
                                     DIVISION WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                                     WEAKER DOWN-SLOPE SOUTHEAST PART
                                     OF THE EASTERN DIVISION AND FAR
                                     WEST TOWARD VISTA RIDGE.

                    RIDGES:  NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                             35 MPH. WIND BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                             10 TO 15 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT NEAR ANY SMOKE AREAS.
CEILING.............NO CEILING.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..4 (LOW).
HAINES INDEX (MID)..5 (MODERATE).


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 73...BUT 55 TO 62 ABOVE 6000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT...BUT AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT RIDGE-TOPS
                    IN THE MORNING AND SOUTH ASPECTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEYS/SLOPES:  EAST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BUT
                                     10 TO 15 MPH EASTERN DIVISION WITH
                                     GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WEAKER EAST WIND
                                     SOUTHEAST PART OF THE EASTERN
                                     DIVISION AND FAR WEST TOWARD VISTA
                                     RIDGE. WIND BECOMING MORE TERRAIN
                                     DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

                    RIDGES:  EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                             IN THE MORNING THEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                             6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

                             SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH ABOVE 6000 FT
                             BUT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                             AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.
CEILING.............NONE.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..4 (LOW).
HAINES INDEX (MID)..5 (MODERATE).


DATA BELOW IS FOR STUMP RAWS:

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      8 AM      10 AM     NOON      2 PM      4 PM

TEMP............45-50     48-53     55-60     62-66     64-68     65-70
RH..............35-45     35-45     30-40     25-35     25-35     30-40
20 FT WIND......E 8-14    E 7-12    E-SE 5-10 E-SE 4-8  VRBL 2-6  SW 3-7
   MAX GUST.....25         22        18         15       10        10


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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110928.DOLLA.01/PQR