FNUS76 KPQR 261717 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1017 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARMER AND DRIER TODAY... .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE WILALMETTE VALLEY TODAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES WARMER TODAY THAN TUESDAY. LIGHT SURFACE GRADIENTS WILL YIELD PRE-DOMINANTLY SLOPE/VALLEY WIND PATTERNS TODAY. IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THURSDAY BUT DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 8 MPH. TIME (PDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............72 80 85 84 RH..............48-53 32-36 25-30 25-30 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2-4 NW 2-5 NW 2-5 NW 2-5 MAX GUST.....6 8 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50. MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DRAINAGE LESS THAN 2 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090826.LOOPR.01/PQR