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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRDIE 45 44...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
707 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW THIS MORNING...
...CRITICAL DAYTIME HUMIDITY TODAY AND FRIDAY...


.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE MCKENZIE
DISTRICT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG
THE COAST AT 0700 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 1200 AND
1500 THIS AFTERNOON. WATCH FOR A SWITCH FROM EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND THIS MORNING TO MORE UP-SLOPE IN THE AFTERNOON. ALSO BE
AWARE OF ERRATIC WIND DIRECTIONS AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. DAYTIME HUMIDITY OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS WILL
OCCUR TODAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM SLIDES ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WHICH
WILL RESULT IN ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH
                    THROUGH ABOUT 1100 THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO
                    TO SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH. EXPECT A SHIFT TO UP-SLOPE
                    OR SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX(MID)..5 (MODERATE).

TIME (PDT)      0800      1000      1200     1400      1600

TEMP............48-51     63-66     72-75    77-79     78-80
RH..............40-45     27-32     22-26    17-22     17-22
EYE LEVEL WIND..E-SE 2-5  SE-S 2-5  SE-S 1-4  S 1-4    S 1-4
   MAX GUST.....  9         9          6       7         7


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MID 40S.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH THROUGH THE
                    EVENING THEN SWITCHING TO DOWN-SLOPE TO 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX(MID)..5 (MODERATE).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO 3 MPH EARLY THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2-4 MPH
                    BY NOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.BIRDI.01/PQR