FNUS76 KPQR 042358
FWSPQR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE
TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RAIN DEVELOPING BY
SATURDAY MORNING. PRIOR TO THE FRONT ARRIVING...SOME DRIER AIR
WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 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 MORNING.

CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/SOUTH 0-2 MPH. GUSTS TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/SOUTH 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM
TEMP............63
RH..............40
20 FT WIND......S-SW 3-6
   MAX GUST.....11
EYE LEVEL WIND..S-SW 0-2
   MAX GUST.....5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    DEVELOPING.
CWR (%).............AROUND 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 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. MOUNTAINTOP BECOMING
                    OBSCURED AS LOWER CLOUDS DEVELOP TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.

TIME (PDT)      8 PM      10 PM     MIDNGT    2 AM     4 AM
TEMP............62        58        57        56       55
RH..............35        35        40        50       65
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...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 15-20 MPH
                    DEVELOPING IN MORE EXPOSED AREAS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING 10-18 MPH. GUSTS 25-35
                    MPH DEVELOPING IN MORE EXPOSED AREAS BY MIDDAY.
VISIBILITY..........VERY POOR...LIKELY LESS THAN 1 MILE.


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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...PETE NELSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090904.CROFT.03/PQR