FNUS76 KPQR 152259
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
359 PM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEATHER TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENTS REMAIN LIGHT...SO EXPECT
MOSTLY DRAINAGE DOMINATED WINDS TONIGHT.

A WEAKENING FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT
NOT MUCH IN WAY OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. MAIN EFFECT WILL BE INCREASED
ONSHORE FLOW ON WEDNESDAY. PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND THE REGION
THURSDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BY AFTERNOON
DUE TO DRY STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.



.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH.

TIME (PDT)            4 PM   6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)....     5%     5%
TEMP...............    77      75
RH.................    32%    36%
20 FT WIND.........   NE 2    NE 2
   MAX GUST........     4       4


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2-3 MPH TIL 2000...THEN VARIABLE 0-2 MPH.
                       LIGHT DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH AFTER 2300.

TIME (PDT)        8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT  2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
CLOUD COVER (%)..   3%     1%     1%     3%     10%     20%
TEMP.............  68     61     56     52      48      47
RH...............  41%    58%    69%    73%     84%     89%
20 FT WIND.......  E 1    CALM   NE 1   NE 1   NE 1    NE 1
   MAX GUST......


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE MORNING. SPRINKLES POSSIBLE
                        AFTER 1500.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 0-2 MPH EARLY...THEN WIND BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON. FEW GUSTS 10-12 MPH
                       AFTER 1500.

TIME (PDT)        8 AM   10 AM  NOON  2 PM    4 PM    6 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)..  30%    60%    85%    96%    100%    100%
TEMP.............  52     58     65     68      67      66
RH...............  82%    59%    48%    45%     52%     64%
20 FT WIND.......  E 1    SE 2   SE 2   SW 4   SW 4    SW 5
   MAX GUST......                          9     10      11


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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...MATT WHITE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090915.TUMBL.02/PQR