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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS PILES...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
556 PM PST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE CASCADES TUESDAY
NIGHT WILL USHER MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT COOL AND OCCASIONALLY SHOWERY WEATHER TO
CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WEST WINDS...INITIALLY
GUSTY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WILL DIE OFF AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE COLUMBIA GORGE WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...YIELDING LITTLE TO NONE OF THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT REQUIRED FOR STRONG GORGE WINDS. A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS WILL YIELD GOOD MIXING CONDITIONS...BUT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT LATER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
BE WEDNESDAY MORNING.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH (%)..............85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT 1000
                    IGNITION...THEN EASING TO 2-5 MPH AS THE
                    AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED...BRIEFLY AS LOW AS
                    5-6 MILES IN ANY SHOWERS UNTIL 1200.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 2500-3500 FEET.
STABILITY...........GOOD MIXING TO 8000-10000 FEET.

TIME (PST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............49     52     53     50
RH..............85     75     70     70
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 5    W 4    W 3
   MAX GUST.....20     15     15     8


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    BY DAYBREAK.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
RH (%)..............MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE
                    NORTH OR NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.
CEILING.............INCREASING CLOUDS AT 10000 FEET.
STABILITY...........WEAK SHALLOW DRAINAGE INVERSIONS POSSIBLE.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS...SOME
                    WITH SMALL HAIL.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45-50.
RH (%)..............50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 0-2 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS.
CEILING.............SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AT 3500 FEET.
STABILITY...........SHALLOW INVERSIONS UNTIL 0800...THEN BECOMING
                    UNSTABLE WITH GOOD MIXING TO ABOVE 10000 FEET.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.COLLI.01/PQR