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SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR LAKE...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1220 PM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE DISTRICT TODAY...BUT
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER TODAY WITH MOSTLY TERRAIN/OROGRAPHIC
DRIVEN WINDS. COOLER WITH MORE CLOUD COVER TOMORROW AS A WEAK
FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION...WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS
LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT MUCH COOLER WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND...WITH RAIN ARRIVING SUNDAY.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AFTER 0200...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........GENERALLY 60-70 PERCENT...BUT 45-55 PERCENT
                        OVER HIGHER RIDGES.
WINDS (20 FT).......VALLEYS/SLOPES:  NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 6 MPH

                    RIDGES:  EAST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
                             WIND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 0200
                             ...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)           6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT  2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER (%)....    0%     0%     0%     5%    10%     15%
TEMP...............   64     60     56     55     53     52
RH.................   38%    42%    46%    48%    49%    51%
20 FT WIND.........  E 6    E 5    E 3    ENE 2   CALM   SW 1
   MAX GUST........    15     12     9        5      1      2
EYE LEVEL WIND.....  E 7-9  E 5-7  E 5    ENE 4   SE 2   SW 4
   MAX GUST........    18     12     9        8      5      8


.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 20 % OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH...TURNING WEST 3-7 MPH
                       BY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...TURNING TO WEST 6
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT)...10000 FEET...BUT OCCASIONAL DOWN TO 8000 FEET.
VISIBILITY (MI).UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM   NOON   2 PM   4 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)...   35%    50%    55%    65%    60%     60%
TEMP..............   51     51     55     59     63      64
RH................   51%    51%    49%    47%    45%     44%
20 FT WIND........  S 2    S 2    SW 3    SW 3   W 3    W 4
   MAX GUST.......    4      4      5      5       6      7
EYE LEVEL WIND....  SW 4   SW 4    W 4    W 5    W 7    W 9
   MAX GUST.......     7      7      8     10     12      17


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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.DOLLA.01/PQR