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SPOT FORECAST FOR LATE SEASON FIRE...COLUMBIA CASCADE COMMUNICATION CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
557 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...VERY DRY AIR MASS ABOVE 4500 FEET. WINDS
RELAX TONIGHT. BUT STRONG THERMAL LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG
THE COAST...BRINGING MODERATE EAST WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.


.DISCUSSION...WINDS RELAX TONIGHT OVER THE REGION...BUT THERMAL
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST OREGON AND BUILD STRONGLY
UP THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL BRING
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST WINDS TO THE REGION...WITH STRONGEST WINDS
ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. WINDS
ON EXPOSED RIDGES AND THROUGH THE WESTERN GORGE WILL GUST 25 TO 40
MPH AT TIMES.

WITH EAST WINDS KICKING UP LATE TONIGHT...THE BEST RH RECOVERIES
ON RIDGES WILL OCCUR BEFORE 2 AM...THEN RH WILL DROP AS EAST WINDS
DEVELOP. WILL ALSO HAVE QUITE LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WITH 15 TO 25
PERCENT OVER THE FIRE AREA. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERIES.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 10 PM...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM    3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0       0      0
TEMP............59     53     49     46      43     42
RH..............39     48     55     60      64     66
20 FT WIND......N 3-6  N 2-5  NE 2-4 ENE 2-4 E 4-6  E 5-9
   MAX GUST.....10     7      5      6       10     18

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............41     41     47     54     59     61
RH..............68     61     44     32     23     21
20 FT WIND......E 5-9  E 5-10 E 6-10 E 6-10 E 7-11 E 7-11
   MAX GUST.....18     19     21     21     22     22

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DEMELLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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