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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE MTN  2...WILLAMETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1025 PM PDT FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2058 PDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE UNSEASONABLY COOL AND MOIST WEATHER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS IS
WEAKENING. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STRENGTHENING OVER
THE GREAT BASIN...ENHANCING A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. THIS THERMAL TROUGH WILL BUILD NORTH INTO
THE CASCADES AND EASTERN OREGON BY SUNDAY...RESULTING IN AN
INCREASINGLY WARMER...DRIER...AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS FOR THE FIRE
AREA THIS WEEKEND.  SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY.
A STRAY THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON...WITH A BETTER
CHANCE ON SUNDAY.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING. NORTH WIND INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
RH..............87     75     54     39     34     35
20 FT WIND......S 1    S 2    N 1    N 3    N 5    N 7
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      15     15


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
                    2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. NORTH WIND INCREASING TO AROUND
                    6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.


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FORECASTER...WILDE
REQUESTED BY...LOVATO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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