FNUS76 KPQR 021553
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDONALD FPB...OSU COLLEGE FORESTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
853 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
ANCHORED OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. HOWEVER THIS RIDGE IS
BEGINNING TO SHOW SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING. STRENGTHENING ONSHORE
FLOW AND A DEEPER MARINE LAYER WILL RESULT IN A COOLING TREND
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...PERHAPS EVEN SOME LOW CLOUDS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PRODUCING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST MAY ALSO SPREAD SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS
WESTERN OREGON TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH
                     BY MIDDAY.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.

TIME (PDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............78     83     87     86
RH..............58     49     44     43
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 5    S 5    SW 7
   MAX GUST.....5      10     10     15


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...
                     BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/NORTH 2-5 MPH AFTER
                     MIDNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW MORNING CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                     WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR FJERAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130702.MCDON.01/PQR