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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHEAD COMPLEX...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
536 PM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEPER ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING ADDITIONAL COOLING
TOMORROW. SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY BRINGING HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK ALONG WITH INCREASED FIRE BEHAVIOR POTENTIAL UNDER ELEVATED
HAINES CONDITIONS. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH BETTER CHANCE SATURDAY.


.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87...WARMEST ON LOWER SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GENERALLY...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH
                    SOME GUSTS 10-13 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65...LOCALLY 56-59 ALONG RIVER BOTTOMS.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT...BUT 45-60 PERCENT ON RIDGES
                       ABOVE 3000 FEET.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH...DIMINISHING AFTER
                       DARK...THEN DRAINAGE 0-1 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL DARK...THEN
                       NORTH 2-4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WARM.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91...WARMEST ON SOUTH AND WEST SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GENERALLY...UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                       THEN NORTH 3-5 MPH.



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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.BUCKH.01/PQR