FNUS76 KPQR 081443
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROYAL AMAZON...EUGENE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
743 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MOVE LITTLE...WHILE
LOWER PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A COOL
DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT...WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
EASTERN OREGON LATER FRIDAY...AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL
BOOST THE OFFSHORE FLOW...WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

GENERALLY WEAK NORTH WINDS ALL DAY OVER THE BURN AREA...SOME STRONGER 5-7
MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 10-13 MPH MAY SURFACE THIS EVENING (6-8 PM PDT)
AS MIXING LAYER HEIGHT DROPS TO SURFACE.


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 SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 7 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........10  10  10  10  10  10  10
TEMP............60  63  65  66  66  66  64
RH..............65  57  49  46  43  43  48
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.3   3   4   4   4   4   4
   MAX GUST.....10  10  10  10  10  10  12


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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID REED
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.ROYAL.01/PQR