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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHERINE CREEK PILE BURN...USFS (HOOD RIVER)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
453 PM PST MON NOV 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR CENTRAL
AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE TUESDAY...AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. HOWEVER A SHARP PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
CASCADES LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE GORGE. THE WINDS SHOULD EASE SOME ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THEN AS A
CHILLY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SETTLES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BY SUNDOWN.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN RH (%)..........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WIND EARLY...SHIFTING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING 5-10 MPH BY 1200.
                    WINDS FURTHER INCREASING 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    25-30 MPH AFTER 1600.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.
CEILING.............NONE FOR MOST OF THE DAY...THEN CLOUD LAYERS
                    INCREASING AT 5000 AND 15000 FEET LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
STABILITY...........GOOD MIXING BY 1300.

TIME (PST)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............65     63     60
RH..............60     65     72
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 8    W 12
   MAX GUST.....12     20     30


.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX RH (%)..........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED...BUT POSSIBLY AS LOW AS
                    4 OR 5 MILES IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
CEILING.............2500 FEET AT TIMES.
STABILITY...........GOOD MIXING TO 6500 FEET.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY AND COLDER. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN RH (%)..........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...EASING TO 4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.
CEILING.............PARTIAL CLOUD DECK AROUND 4000 FEET.
STABILITY...........GOOD MIXING TO 8000-9000 FEET.


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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121105.CATHE.01/PQR