FNUS76 KPQR 122138
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR JACKSON 3...WA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
238 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES CONTINUES TO
PUSH BRISK EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH TUESDAY. A VIGOROUS WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH THE COAST TUESDAY...BRINGING PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO
THE AREA AS WELL AS CONTINUING THE STRONG EAST WINDS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO BRING RAIN
TO THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 5 PERCENT BY DAWN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 7-12 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM    8 PM    10 PM   MIDNGT   2 AM     4 AM
WEATHER TYPE....NONE    NONE    NONE    SCH RAIN SCH RAIN CHC RAIN
TEMP............54      49      46      43       41       40
RH..............35      44      51      58       64       69
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 7-10  E 6-10  E 6-10  E 6-10   E 7-11   E 7-12
   MAX GUST.....20      16      18      18       20       24
CWR.............0       0       0       0        0        5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
CWR (%).............100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-73 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 8-15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS
                    EASING SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM    8 AM    10 AM   NOON    2 PM    4 PM
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN    RAIN    RAIN    RAIN    RAIN    RAIN
TEMP............39      39      43      48      52      53
RH..............72      76      75      74      74      73
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 8-14  E 8-15  E 8-15  E 7-14  E 7-13  E 7-12
   MAX GUST.....28      30      30      28      26      25
CWR.............10      70      100     100     100     90

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...BECKY ESCOBER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091012.JACKS.01/PQR