FNUS76 KPQR 291330
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDY 6...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
630 AM PDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASED THUNDERSTORM THREAT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN
AREAS TODAY. SOUTH FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
OREGON TODAY. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHIFTS
WELL EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST SATURDAY AS A MORE STABLE
SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS.


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


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 5 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (PDT)      9 AM      11 AM     1 PM      3 PM     5 PM

TEMP............69         79        84        83       82
RH..............50         38        31        33       36
20 FT WIND......W 2-5    W-NW 3-6  W-NW 4-7  W-NW 4-7  W-NW 4-7
   MAX GUST.....5          9         12        13       13
CWR.............0          0         10        10       10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN
                    LOCAL DRAINAGE TO 4 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...MEI LIN LANTZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.ANDY6.01/PQR