FNUS76 KPQR 260514 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR ENO 41...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1014 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OFFSHORE TODAY...WHILE A THERMAL TROUGH OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINS TO EXTEND NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST OREGON. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TODAY WILL BE SUNNY AND A BIT WARMER AND DRIER THAN THURSDAY ACROSS THE BURN AREA. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60 AT 1200 IGNITION...MAX 72-75. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT AT 1200 IGNITION...30-35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1500. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING BY 1500. TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............ 52 60 67 72 72 RH.............. 65 50 40 35 32 20 FT WIND......W 2-5 W 3-7 W 5-10 NW 6-12 NW 6-12 MAX GUST..... 8 12 20 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 1-3 W 2-4 W 3-6 NW 4-7 NW 4-7 MAX GUST..... 5 6 10 15 15 .OUTLOOK FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CLEAR. WARMING TREND CONTINUING. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS APPROACHING 80. MAX RH 75-85 PERCENT. MIN RH SATURDAY LIKELY GETTING BELOW 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO THIS AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WEAGLE REQUESTED BY...STARR SATTLER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090626.ENO41.01/PQR