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SPOT FORECAST FOR BASKETT SLOUGH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
705 AM PDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION EARLIER THIS
MORNING. NO RAIN...BUT MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW
WITH TYPICAL LATE SEPTEMBER TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY FOR TODAY.
MORNING CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY BREAK UP LATER THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON...BUT THOSE AGAINST THE CASCADES WILL PERSIST A
BIT LONGER.

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...THIS SPOT COVERS BOTH PRESCRIBE BURN SITES:
                   1)  NEAR BASKETT SLOUGH NWR
                   2)  NEAR STAYTON
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.TODAY (25 SEPTEMBER)...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY...THOUGH CLOUDS
                    MORE PERSISTENT EAST VALLEY INTO
                    CASCADES FOOTHILLS AFFECTING STAYTON SITE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75...COOLEST NEAR STAYTON.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-50 PERCENT...LOWEST NEAR STAYTON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
                         3-6 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-1 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                         3-6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

WEATHER ELEMENT DETAILS FOR TODAY AT BASKETT SLOUGH...
TIME (PDT)              NOON    2 PM    4 PM    6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%).......   35%     30%     20%     15%
TEMP..................   65      70      74      71
RH....................   57%     48%     42%     45%
EYE LEVEL WIND........   N 2    N 2-4   N 3-5   N 3-6
   MAX GUST...........     6       7      10       10

WEATHER ELEMENT DETAILS FOR TODAY AT STAYTON...
TIME (PDT)              NOON    2 PM    4 PM    6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%).......   65%     55%     35%     20%
TEMP..................   63      66      70      67
RH....................   67%     58%     49%     52%
EYE LEVEL WIND........ NW 2    NW 2-4  NW 3-5   NW 3-5
   MAX GUST...........     6       7      10       10


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING
                       AFTER 0200.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                        CALM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                        DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH.


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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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