FNUS76 KPQR 171836
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGSTON PRAIRIE...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1136 AM PDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT BROUGHT FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
LIGHT RAIN TO THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY...WITH MOST AREAS RECEIVING
ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH. AS USUAL THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES WERE THE DRIEST...WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN THAT AREA NOT
RECEIVING ANY MEASURABLE RAINFALL. HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT INTO
THE DISTRICT THIS MORNING...AND MORNING CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW INTO FRIDAY...
THEN ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY...SPREADING ANOTHER DECENT CHANCE FOR RAIN
ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE LONG RANGE FORECAST STILL CALLS FOR A
TRANSITION TO STRONG AND PROLONGED OFFSHORE FLOW LEADING TO HOT
AND VERY DRY WEATHER FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.  WEAGLE

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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    7 MPH.
CEILING.............500 FT

TIME (PDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     77
RH..............65     40
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 5
   MAX GUST.....10     10
CEILING (KFT)...1      CLEAR

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............75     65     58     52     48     45
RH..............37     48     60     69     77     79
20 FT WIND......NW 4   N 1    N 1    SE 1   SE 1   SE 1
   MAX GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
CEILING (KFT)...CL     CL     CL     CL     CL     CL

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE/SARGEANT
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090917.KINGS.01/PQR