FNUS76 KPQR 282319 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAL CREEK...NWS IMET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 419 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 PDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WET PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WETTING RAINS FOR MUCH OF THE OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE. RAIN IS SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE CASCADES BY THIS EVENING. WELL OUT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...THIS AFTERNOON IS TURNING OUT WARM AND FAIRLY DRY ACROSS THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY TRIGGER A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING IN THIS AREA. AS THE FRONT PUSHES FURTHER INLAND COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER DRYING AND WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............20 PERCENT OVERALL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH... BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND EASING TO 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING DOWN DRAINAGE 0-3 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM RIDGES... TEMP............55 55 53 53 53 51 RH..............95 85 85 90 95 95 20 FT WIND......SW 7 W 7 W 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 MAX GUST.....15 15 12 10 8 7 VALLEYS... 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 3 DN 2 DN 2 DN 1 MAX GUST.....12 12 8 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SOME CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66 RIDGES...UP TO 70 IN THE VALLEYS. MIN HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT...HIGHEST RIDGES. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST RIDGETOP WIND EARLY. WINDS INCREASING WEST OR UP-DRAINAGE TO 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY RIDGES. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM RIDGES... TEMP............50 50 54 58 62 66 RH..............99 99 90 85 80 70 20 FT WIND......NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 W-NW 3 W-NW 5 W-NW 7 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 8 10 15 VALLEYS... TEMP............54 54 58 63 67 69 RH..............99 96 82 69 60 56 20 FT WIND......CALM CALM W 2 W 3 W 5 W 6 MAX GUST.....2 2 5 7 9 12 $$ FORECASTER...WEAGLE REQUESTED BY...JULIA RUTHFORD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090828.CANAL.01/PQR