FNUS76 KPQR 282338 CCA 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 OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAS ALREADY PRODUCED WETTING RAINS FOR MUCH OF THE OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE. RAIN IS SPREADING NORTHEAST ALONG WITH THE FRONT...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE HIGHER CASCADES BY THIS EVENING. AS THE FRONT PUSHES FURTHER INLAND THE BRIEF PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN WILL COME TO AN END FOR THE FIRE AREA...GIVING WAY TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND RELATIVELY COOL...MOIST CONDITIONS FOR 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