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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBBY FIRE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
412 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR VERY DRY
AND UNSTABLE CONDITION...

.BDISCUSSION...VERY DRY AND WARM AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND FRIDAY...THEN COOLING STARTS ON SATURDAY. WILL HAVE FEW
CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE CASCADES TONIGHT...BUT NO THUNDER. WILL
WAIT UNTIL LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS TO POP
OVER THE CASCADES. BETTER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY. SOME OF THESE WILL PRODUCE LITTLE IF ANY
RAIN...AND GUSTY WINDS.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING CALM BY 2200.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WIND
                       EASING TO 0-2 MPH.
LAL.................1.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............SCATTERED 12000 TO 15000 FT.


.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE CASCADES. 50 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           AFTER 1600 DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDER
                           STORMS OVER THE CASCADES.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN LAL 2.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 15000 FT...BUT AFTER 1400
                        CLOUDS AT 10000 TO 12000 FT INCREASING.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                        SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                        EXPECT LITTLE RAINFALL.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WIND
                       EASING TO 1-3 MPH.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           DUE TO NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2 OR 3.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............BROKEN CLOUDS AROUND 10000 FT.


.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                        AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           DUE TO NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............BROKEN CLOUDS AT 8000 TO 10000 FT.


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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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