FNUS76 KPQR 280402 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAL CREEK...ODF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 902 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1525 PDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CHANCE OF RAIN...POSSIBLY EVEN WETTING RAIN...BY FRIDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS ARE QUICKLY STABILIZING THIS EVENING AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. THIS ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD PROVIDE GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE DRAINAGE BOTTOMS UNDER THE INVERSION AND MODERATE RECOVERIES ALONG THE RIDGES. A SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS ABOUT 300 MILES OFFSHORE...AND APPROACHING THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST. OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ARE DRIFTING NORTHWARD INTO THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THIS WILL ADD PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ONSHORE...BRINGING A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF MEASURABLE RAIN...POSSIBLY WETTING RAIN...TO THE FIRE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-62 RIDGES...48-54 DRAINAGE BOTTOM. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT DRAINAGE BOTTOM. AROUND 65 PERCENT RIDGES. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH...STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING. VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED EARLY...THEN DETERIORATING AS SMOKE SETTLES INTO THE DRAINAGES OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE OR LESS IN DRAINAGES BY DAYBREAK. TIME (PDT) 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............72 66 62 59 RH..............41 45 56 65 EYE LEVEL WIND..DRN 0-2 DRN 0-2 DRN 0-1 SE 0-1 MAX GUST.....5 5 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY MIDDAY. INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............57 58 61 70 75 78 RH..............71 69 65 50 44 44 EYE LEVEL WIND..DRN 0-1 DRN 0-1 DRN 0-1 SW 1-3 SW 2-4 SW 3-5 MAX GUST.....3 3 3 5 6 8 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 NOTE...DRN INDICATES A DRAINAGE WIND. TEMP/RH FOR MIDSLOPE LOCATIONS ON FIRE. RH WILL TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THE DRAINAGE VALLEYS. $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...KATHY JEPSON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090827.CANAL.02/PQR