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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRDIE  45 46...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1157 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOLER TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE WILLAMETTE
N.F. TODAY. SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS SHOULD NOT BE AS PRONOUNCED AS
YESTERDAY. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE TONIGHT WILL LIKELY PUSH THE
MARINE LAYER TO THE CASCADES. SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE IN THE
DEEP MARINE LAYER FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS SATURDAY THAT
WILL BRING A WARMING TREND FOR THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD ON SUNDAY...THEN RAIN RETURNS NEXT WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 60S.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1400.

NOTE: BASED ON YESTERDAYS WEATHER BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SWITCH TO
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND LATE IN THE DAY. IF IT DOES OCCUR...IT SHOULD
NOT LAST VERY LONG.


HAINES INDEX(MID)..5 (MODERATE).

TIME (PDT)      NOON      2 PM       4 PM       6 PM

TEMP............62         65         64        59
RH..............30-35%   29-34%     33-38%    40-45%
20 FT WIND......S-SW 3-8 SW 5-10   SW 6-12   SW 5-10
   MAX GUST..... 12        15        18        15


SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 1900
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. WIND EASING TO 4 TO 8
                    MPH BY 2200. WIND BECOMING DOWN SLOPE TO 5
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.


THANKS FOR BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT REQUESTING AN UPDATE. SURPRISED THE
RH IS THAT LOW ALREADY.


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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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