FNUS76 KPQR 311926 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR INC 085...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1226 PM PDT FRI JUL 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1208 PDT ON JULY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...A LITTLE COOLER TODAY... .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER AND MORE STABLE COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH THAT WAS SITUATED OVER THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST YESTERDAY WILL BE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER SOUTHWEST TO WEST MID- LEVEL FLOW WILL HELP TO REDUCE THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT FOR TODAY. HOWEVER...SOUTH FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS SATURDAY FOR AN INCREASED RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 95. MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....GENERALLY SOUTH OR UP-SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...MOLLY SCHAEFERS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090731.INC08.01/PQR