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SPOT FORECAST FOR HI THIN UNIT  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
318 PM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH GRADIENT REMAINING SOUTH OF EUGENE
THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) AND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD THIS
AFTERNOON GIVING GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TO AREAS SOUTHWEST OF SALEM.
THERMAL TROUGH AXIS MOVES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT EASTERLY
FLOW...THEN FLIPS BACK OVER EAST OF THE CASCADES AS IT RETREATS TO THE
SOUTH ON WED AND THU. THAT BEING SAID...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

ON FRIDAY...LATEST MODELS HAVE STRENGTHENED A FRONT THAT MOVES
THROUGH OUR AREA WITH A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN
THE TREND IS TO GO BACK TOWARDS A DRIER WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK.

NOTE: THE FIRE DESK WILL BE STAFFED THIS WEEK...MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THIS FRIDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON.
0940 INTERNET BRIEFINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AND THURSDAY.

CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     30     40     60     80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     31     35     40     43     42
RH..............76     73     56     46     47     55
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 2
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........70     70     70     50     30     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     37     37     37     36     36
RH..............65     74     76     82     90     87
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 4    W 4    W 1    W 1    W 1
   MAX GUST.....5      10     10     5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$

FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...KAREN HALE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.HITHI.01/PQR