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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE PRAIRIE MEADOWS BURN...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
339 PM PDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OREGON FRIDAY...SPREADING RAIN INTO THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN
CONSIDERABLY BEFORE REACHING THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT
RAIN IS STILL LIKELY BY EVENING...WITH WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE BY
SATURDAY MORNING. AFTER A BREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH A STRONGER FRONT SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY BY 1800.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT MIDDAY...THEN RISING LATE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WIND EARLY...INCREASING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH BY
                    1500.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT DRAINAGE WIND EARLY...INCREASING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1500.

TIME (PDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............58     55     54
RH..............24     30     39
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 7   SW 10
   MAX GUST.....15     20     25
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2   SW 5   SW 6
   MAX GUST.....10     15     20


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN.
CWR (%).............50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-25 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............50     46     46     47     47     48
RH..............70     80     90     90     90     90
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 12  SW 12  SW 12  SW 12  SW 12
   MAX GUST.....30     30     30     30     30     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 7
   MAX GUST.....25     25     25     25     25     25


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. SOME
                    CLEARING POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............30 PERCENT...MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-25 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............46     45     51     52     53     54
RH..............81     86     73     66     66     67
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 11  SW 10  SW 10  SW 12  SW 12
   MAX GUST.....30     30     25     25     30     30
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7   SW 7   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7
   MAX GUST.....25     25     20     20     25     25


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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121012.MIDDL.01/PQR