FNUS76 KPQR 161516 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLY BOB RX 61...USFS MH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 816 AM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION....UPPER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OFFSHORE...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL KEEP AIR MASS UNSTABLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CASCADES ON MONDAY. 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 TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BEST THREAT WILL BE CLOSER TO MT HOOD. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 73. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE...BECOMING SSE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1200. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER(%)..65% 60% 50% 60% 70% TEMP............58 64 68 72 70 RH..............65% 54% 44% 38% 40% 20 FT WIND......SE 1-3 SE 1-3 SE 2-4 S-SE 2-4 SSE 2-5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING SHOWERS. BEST THREAT WILL BE CLOSER TO MT HOOD. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 45. MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE AND LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...LEO SEGOVIA REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100516.BILLY.01/PQR