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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHEAD...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
353 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 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...

.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...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.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT...LOWEST ON RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPCANYON/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                       VARIABLE BY 2200.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WIND
                       EASING TO 1-3 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AT 12000 TO 15000 FT.


.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE CASCADES. 30 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90...WARMEST ON WEST SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                       2-5 MPH AFTER 1200.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           AFTER 1600 DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDER
                           STORMS OVER THE CASCADES.
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. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                        SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME MAY PRODUCE
                        LITTLE RAINFALL.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT...LOWEST ON RIDGES.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPCANYON/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                       VARIABLE BY 2200.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WIND
                       EASING TO 1-3 MPH.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           DUE TO NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............BROKEN CLOUDS AROUND 10000 FT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                        THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85...WARMEST ON WEST SLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
             NOTE...WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                           AFTER 1600 DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDER
                           STORMS OVER THE CASCADES.
VISIBILITY..........10 MILES OR MORE.
CEILING.............8000 TO 10000 FT.


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