FNUS76 KPQR 132145 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 245 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1354 PDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT FRONTAL BAND MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WED. SHOULD SEE MORE STEADY PRECIP AND CONTINUED GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY STAY ABOVE 7000 FT ON WEDNESDAY AS WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES. ON THURSDAY...THE NEXT STRONG SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NE PACIFIC AND WILL FORCE SNOW LEVELS UP TO AROUND 10000 FT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT MOVE INLAND UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...SO EXPECT DRY AND PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY FROM THURSDAY INTO AT LEAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 24 HR CHANGE 5 AM FREEZING LEVEL SALEM: 7000 FT -2000 FT MEDFORD: 7400 FT -3300 FT 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.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...CLOUDY WITH RAIN INCREASING. CWR (%).............50 PERCENT EARLY...INCREASING TO 70 TO 80 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH RIDGETOPS. CEILING.............CLOUDS SHOULD OBSCURE TERRAIN ABOVE 3500 FT ASL THROUGH THE NIGHT. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........94 94 94 88 88 88 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 46 44 42 41 40 RH..............86 91 92 92 93 96 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 11 S 11 S 13 S 16 S 16 MAX GUST.....30 30 30 40 45 45 CWR.............50 60 70 80 80 80 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. CWR (%).............70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-53...LOWEST RIDGETOPS. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VISIBILITY..........1 TO 2 MILES. CEILING.............CLOUDS WILL OBSCURE TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FT ASL MOST OF THE DAY. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 88 88 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 40 42 45 48 48 RH..............98 98 98 92 82 80 20 FT WIND......S 14 SW 13 SW 13 SW 11 SW 11 SW 11 MAX GUST.....40 35 35 30 30 30 CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 60 VISIBILITY (MI). 2 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...DALTON REQUESTED BY...PAT HUTCHINS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20091013.TUMBL.01/PQR