FNUS76 KPQR 262107 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE FLATS...USFS MH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 207 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARMING AND DRYING TREND SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY PRODUCING WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER. NORTHWESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY SATURDAY NIGHT AS THERMAL LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON. MID LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING... SALEM 2 MEDFORD 2 HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING... SALEM 3 MEDFORD 3 BOISE 4 SPOKANE 3 DRYNESS LEVELS YESTERDAY (THURSDAY)... W2 GREEN W3 GREEN CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80. MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 TEMP............61 70 76 77 RH..............51 37 26 23 EYE LEVEL WIND..UP 0-2 N 2-3 N 3-5 N-NW 3-6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF CLOUDS FORMING BY SUNRISE. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49. MAX HUMIDITY........75-81 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...NANCI CURTIS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090627.LODGE.01/PQR