FNUS76 KPQR 250259 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR PEBBLE 9...MCKENZIE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 759 PM PDT THU JUN 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE WILL DEEPEN THE MARINE LAYER BRINGING LOW CLOUDS INLAND TO EXTEND INTO THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS EARLY FRIDAY. AS THE MARINE LAYERS HITS THE CASCADES IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW SPRINKLES MAY WRUNG OUT OF IT OVER THE PROJECT AREA HOWEVER MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS UNLIKELY. THE STRATUS DECK WILL BREAK UP MIDDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. WHILE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NW GENERAL WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN AS A RIDGE ALOFT STRENGTHENS AND LIMITS THE DEPTH AND INLAND PENETRATION OF THE LOW LEVEL MARINE AIR. OF THE M.AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER FRIDAY WITH HIGHER RHS. ..BUT SHOULD REBOUND QUICKLY THIS WEEKEND AS WARM HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 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. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 72. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............63 69 72 71 RH..............63 49 44 41 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 NW 4 NW 6 NW 8 MAX GUST.....5 10 15 15 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 40S. MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............66 57 50 46 44 41 RH..............54 66 76 81 83 83 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NE 1 NE 1 SE 1 MAX GUST.....15 14 11 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 27 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............44 54 65 74 77 78 RH..............78 64 42 30 27 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 1 SW 1 SW 3 W 4 NW 5 NW 7 MAX GUST.....3 3 5 6 8 12 $$ FORECASTER...RUTHFORD REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100624.PEBBL.01/PQR