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Spot Forecast for Willamette Complex...USFS
National Weather Service Portland OR
911 PM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on October 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.


.DISCUSSION...A warm front glancing the region will push east of
the region and bring a mix of clouds and sunshine on Saturday. A
trailing cold front will drop southeastward towards the site late
Sunday into early Monday. Expect increasing southwesterly winds
ahead of the front with rain chances increasing abruptly late
Sunday afternoon and evening. Drier weather returns during the
middle of next week.


.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Morning cloud cover should give way to mostly
                     sunny skies with clouds increasing towards
                     evening.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature
 2000 ft............65-67
 5000 ft............58-60
Min humidity........
 2000 ft............45-55%
 5000 ft............40-50%
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Becoming upslope 1-3 mph after 0900 before
                     becoming upvalley 2-5 mph after 1300.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 4-8 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5-10 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....
 2000 ft............43-45
 5000 ft............50-52.
Max humidity........
 2000 ft............90-100%
 5000 ft............60-70%
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Becoming drainage less than 5 mph.
 Ridgetop...........South-southwest 7-10 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Near the surface.
Transport winds.....South 5-10 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).


.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Becoming mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain
                     after 1500. Rain chances increase to 90% by
                     2100.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....
 2000 ft............69-71
 5000 ft............57-59
Min humidity........
 2000 ft............45-55%
 5000 ft............45-55%.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest 4-6 mph with gusts 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 12-16 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph.
Haines Index........2 (very low).
Haines Index (Mid)..4 (low).


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Forecaster...Neuman
Requested by...Sue Puddy
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL spuddy6715@gmail.com,sue_puddy@firenet.gov