FNUS76 KPQR 152109
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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
209 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

 .DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN
TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS NOT STRONG...SO NO
SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. WEAKENING FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
DISTRICT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AHEAD OF
BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STILL...ONLY SIGNIFICANT
WINDS WOULD BE WESTERLY WINDS IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.


.REST OF TODAY (TUESDAY)...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............NONE...JUST THIN CIRRUS FROM TIME TO TIME.

TIME (PDT)            2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)....     5%     5%     5%
TEMP...............    77     82     79
RH.................    40%    34%    36%
20 FT WIND.........   SW 5    SW 5   SW 4
   MAX GUST........    7-8     7-8    6-8


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH TIL 2000...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH TIL 2000...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............NONE.

TIME (PDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER (%)....   5%     5%     2%     2%     4%    15%
TEMP...............  79     69     63     58     55     52
RH.................  36%    50%    68%    77%    84%    93%
20 FT WIND......... SW 4   SW 2   CALM   CALM   CALM   SE 1
   MAX GUST........  6-8      4      0      0     0      0


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                        4-8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                        4-9 MPH BY AFTERNOON. FEW GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............15000-20000 FT EARLY...THEN 6000-7000 FT AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE AMSBARY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090915.FRENC.01/PQR