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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONSALT  18...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
622 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY STABLE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERMAL LOW PRESSURE REMAINS EAST OF THE
CASCADES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE OREGON COAST. THIS PATTERN
WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION...WITH
STABLE AIR MASS. COOLER WEATHER WITH MORE CLOUD COVER AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES.


.TODAY (MAY 15)...
SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING LOW CLOUDS...WITH TOPS 3000
                    FEET. OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM    6 PM
CLOUD COVER(%)....   75%    60%    40%    30%    25%     25%
TEMP..............   44     49     56     62     66      64
RH................   94%    89%    67%    54%    51%     54%
EYE LEVEL WIND....   SW 1   SW 1   W 2    W 3    NW 3-5  NW 3-5
   MAX GUST.......      2      2     3      6       9       9


.TONIGHT ...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING LOW
                    CLOUDS...WITH CLOUD TOPS NEAR 2500 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    EASING TO 0-1 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY (MAY 16)...
SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING LOW CLOUDS...WITH TOPS NEAR 3000 FEET.
                        BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY BY NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                        NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...TRACY MARTINDALE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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