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SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHERINE CREEK PILE BURN...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
924 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MUCH COOLER THE REST OF THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL DOMINATE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THE REST OF THE WEEK. AN UPPER LOW OFF THE OREGON
THEN DRIFTS SOUTH TODAY. EXPECT INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH
THE COLUMBIA GORGE LATER TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN
IDAHO AND MONTANA...THOUGH IT WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND NOT UNTIL LATE.
SO WE MAY SEE A GENERAL SHIFT TO LIGHT WNW 20 FT WINDS LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT

DO NOT EXPECT MUCH PRECIPITATION TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO
NEAR 2000 FEET BY TONIGHT...POSSIBLY A LITTLE LOWER IN THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE PRESCRIBED BURN
AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE OR UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH TO WEST LATE 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER 3 PM.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CEILING.............CEILINGS 6000 TO 7000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO 4000 TO 5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL
                    EARLY MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS
x09x09    LATE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH
                    BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CEILING.............SCATTERED TO BROKEN 6000 FT MSL...DECREASING
x09x09    TO 3500 FT MSL LATE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
x09x09    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN
x09x09    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES...EXCEPT IN ANY SHOWERS
x09x09    OR IN ANY PATCHY LOWER MORNING CLOUDS.
CEILING.............DOWN TO 2000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 3500 FT OR HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DONOFRIO
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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