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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE CREEK...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
148 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1311 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.BROADCAST DISCUSSION...THERMAL LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST AND
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL KEEP GUSTY EAST WINDS IN
PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WEAKER ON SATURDAY THAN THAT SEEN TODAY...BUT NOT MUCH. WITH STABLE
CONDITIONS IN PLACE...EXPECT EAST WINDS TO FOLLOW THE
TERRAIN...WITH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THE 20 FT WINDS EXPECTED
AT THE BURN SITE DUE TO THE FULL SHELTERING. THIS GRADIENT THEN
WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK...AND THUS MUCH
LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

ADDITIONALLY...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VERY LOW
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGES AND UPPER
SLOPES AND IN THE GORGE. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED BOTH
NIGHTS. DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...BUT WITH
SLIGHTLY BETTER RH RECOVERIES AND HIGHER AFTERNOON RH VALUES.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............52     58     62
RH..............28     20     21
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 10   E 9
MAX GUST.....   28     26     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 8-11 MPH DECREASING TO 6-8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH DECREASING
                    TO GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............60     53     50     48     46     44
RH..............25     34     38     40     40     44
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 8    E 8    E 6    E 6    E 6
   MAX GUST.....25     25     25     20     20     20

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. EXPECT
    WINDS TO WEAKEN LATER IN THE DAY.

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FORECASTER...DONOFRIO
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ARASIM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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