FNUS76 KPQR 271501 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR PEBBLE 9...MCKENZIE RIVER RANGER DISTRICT FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 801 AM PDT SUN JUN 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON HAS COMBINED WITH A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENING EAST OF THE CASCADES FOR WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE BURN AREA. A SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEEKEND FOR THE DISTRICT CONTINUES SUNDAY... THEN BY LATE SUNDAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST OF THE CASCADES...AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTH COAST. 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.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 22 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM TEMP............65 72 78 79 75 RH..............45 27 22 21 33 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 W 3 NW 4 NW 7 NW 3 MAX GUST.....4 5 8 12 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 45. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DRAINAGE LESS THAN 3 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING LOW CLOUDS THEN PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KELSON/RUTHFORD REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100627.PEBBL.01/PQR