FNUS76 KPQR 291507
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CON RX...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
807 AM PDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1855 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE
EAST DISTRICT OF THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST TODAY. SOUTH FLOW
ALOFT TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MID-LEVEL MOISTURE INTO
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT TODAY SHOULD
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA...BUT WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY.
A LITTLE MORE ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...
WHICH MAY DISRUPT THE TERRAIN-DRIVEN WIND REGIME. THE AIR MASS
SATURDAY BECOMES MORE STABLE.


CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILD-UPS IN THE
                    VICINITY AFTER 1400.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE TO 2 MPH THROUGH 1100 THEN 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WIND POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM OR BUILD-UP.
                    BEWARE OF A POSSIBLE SWITCH TO A WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST WIND LATE IN THE DAY.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 2000...BUT
                    POSSIBLY WEST AT TIMES. WIND BECOMING LOCAL
                    DRAINAGE TO 2 MPH AFTER DARK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UP-SLOPE TO 2 MPH THROUGH 1100 THEN 2 TO 4 MPH.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 7 MPH. AGAIN...WATCH FOR
                    A SWITCH TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION AFTER
                    1400.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 10 MILES.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...KAREN HALE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.CONRX.01/PQR