FNUS76 KPQR 201637
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUMBLEBUG...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
937 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 PDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY
AND THEN SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY.

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WHILE WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THIS FRONT STRONG
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL ONLY FALL TO ABOUT
7000 FEET BEHIND THIS FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD
OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.



                                           24 HR CHANGE
5 AM FREEZING LEVEL    SALEM:     9300 FT      +2200 FT
                     MEDFORD:    11600 FT      +4700 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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 1 TO 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY.
CWR (%).............60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...RISING TO 5 TO 9 MPH BY
                    NOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........93     93     93     94     94     94
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............41     41     44     47     50     50
RH..............91     91     83     71     60     56
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 5   SW 7   SW 8   SW 8
   MAX GUST.....10     10     10     14     18     15
CWR.............10     20     30     60     60     40

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...PAT HUTCHINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091020.TUMBL.01/PQR