FNUS76 KPQR 160010
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE CLIFF...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
510 PM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...GENERAL ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...AS HIGHER PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ACROSS MUCH OF OREGON. THE FIRE AREA IS SOMEWHAT BLOCKED
FROM ONSHORE FLOW DUE TO THE TERRAIN TO THE NORTH AND WEST.
THEREFORE EXPECT TERRAIN-DRIVEN WIND TO DOMINATE TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY...EXCEPT POSSIBLY FOR THE RIDGETOP IF THE FIRE REACHES THAT
ELEVATION. EXPECT GENERAL DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-DRAINAGE WIND TO DEVELOP
TONIGHT...ALONG WITH A VALLEY INVERSION. A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AGAIN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...PROVIDING SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO TODAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 VALLEY BOTTOM...50-55 MIDSLOPES/RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOM... 60-70 PERCENT
                    ABOVE THE THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-
                    DRAINAGE 2-5 MPH BY 2100.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH
                    UNTIL 1900...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-
                    DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH BY 2100.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM   MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............79     70     61      56     53     50
RH..............25     35     55      62     67     70
20 FT WIND......SW 4   NW 2   DWN 2   DWN 3  DWN 3  DWN 3
   MAX GUST.....10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2   NW 1   DWN 0-1 DWN 1  DWN 1  DWN 1


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING UPSLOPE 2-6 MPH. AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....INCREASING UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH. AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 5 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............49     50     59     68     77     84
RH..............72     71     57     41     30     22
20 FT WIND......VRB 1  VRB 1  UPSL 2 UPSL 2 UPSL 3 UPSL 4
   MAX GUST.....                            10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..CALM   CALM   UPSL 1 UPSL 1 UPSL 2 UPSL 2

$$
FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...SHALYN WHITSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.BLUEC.02/PQR