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SPOT FORECAST FOR LATE SEASON FIRE...COLUMBIA CASCADE COMMUNICATION CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
318 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1449 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG THERMAL LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL
REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. WILL SEE MODERATE EAST WINDS THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL EASE A BIT. IN ADDITION...VERY
DRY AIR MASS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VERY LOW...ESPECIALLY ON
RIDGES...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 26 MPH...EASING TO 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     57     53     49     47     45
RH..............17     23     28     33     38     42
20 FT WIND......E 7-14 E 7-13 E 6-10 E 5-10 E 5-9  E 5-9
   MAX GUST.....26     24     22     20     18     18

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH...
                    RISING TO 7 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1400 WITH GUSTS TO
                    23 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     45     52     59     66     67
RH..............45     43     33     24     19     17
20 FT WIND......E 5-9  E 5-8  E 5-9  E 6-10 E 6-11 E 7-11
   MAX GUST.....19     18     18     20     22     23

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