FNUS76 KPQR 042115
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROFTON...MT ADAMS RANGER DIS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
215 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED OVER THE FIRE
AREA THIS MORNING...PROVIDING A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER AND EVEN
A COUPLE SPRINKLES. THIS BOUNDARY IS IN THE PROCESS OF DISSIPATING
THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOME SUN BREAKS ARE DEVELOPING. A MUCH
STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RAIN DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING. PRIOR TO THE
FRONT ARRIVING...SOME DRIER AIR WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE FIRE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40
MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SATURDAY MORNING...THEN PERSIST AT
TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY IN
COOL...MOIST...SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED AN INCH OVER THE FIRE AREA. IN
ADDITION...THE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO
AROUND 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/SOUTH 1-3 MPH. GUSTS TO 7 MPH
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 1500.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/SOUTH 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 1500.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.

TIME (PDT)      2 PM      4 PM      6 PM
TEMP............65        67        63
RH..............35        31        27
20 FT WIND......S-SW 2-4  S-SW 3-6  S-SW 3-6
   MAX GUST.....7         10        11
EYE LEVEL WIND..S-SW 0-2  S-SW 1-3  S-SW 1-3
   MAX GUST.....5         7         6


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    DEVELOPING LATE.
CWR (%).............AROUND 10 PERCENT...AFTER 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING 1-4 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH DEVELOPING BY DAYBREAK.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE 1-4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING 3-7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH DEVELOPING BY DAYBREAK.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.

TIME (PDT)      8 PM      10 PM     MIDNGT    2 AM     4 AM
TEMP............62        58        57        56       55
RH..............30        30        35        40       50
20 FT WIND......VRB 0-2   NE 1-3    VRB 0-1   S 2-4    S 3-5
   MAX GUST.....4         5         3         7        12
EYE LEVEL WIND..VRB 0-2   NE 0-2    VRB 0-1   S 0-2    S 1-3
   MAX GUST.....3         4         2         4        7


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...LIKELY DEVELOPING BY 0800.
CWR (%).............NEARLY 100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55...FALLING INTO THE 40S BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........HUMIDITY RISING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST INCREASING 2-9 MPH. GUSTS 15-25 MPH
                    DEVELOPING IN MORE EXPOSED AREAS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING 10-20 MPH. GUSTS 30-40
                    MPH DEVELOPING IN MORE EXPOSED AREAS BY MIDDAY.
VISIBILITY..........VERY POOR...LIKELY LESS THAN 1 MILE.

$$
FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...PETE NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.CROFT.02/PQR