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SPOT FORECAST FOR FAWN  22...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
914 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY TODAY BUT COOLER AND WET FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE CASCADES THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT WELL EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT OFFSHORE
LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS WILL TRANSITION TO ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM SHOULD REACH THE
MIDDLE FORK DISTRICT LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY. A MOIST AND MUCH COOLER
AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES THIS WEEKEND
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO AROUND 3500 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT THE TOP TO 65 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST.

TIME (PDT)      1000       1200     1400      1600

TEMP............59-62      62-65    62-65     61-64
RH..............30-35%     25-30%   25-30%    28-33%
20 FT WIND......SE-S 2-5  SE-S 2-7  S-SW 2-7  S-SW 2-7
   MAX GUST.....10          10        10        10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 2000 TO
                    MIDNIGHT THEN RAIN LIKELY.
CWR (%).............25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN-SLOPE TO 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMT (IN)...TRACE TO A 0.05 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 TOP TO 54 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RAINFALL AMT (IN)...0.20 TO 0.40 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...ALISON RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121018.FAWN2.01/PQR