FNUS76 KPQR 152334 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLTOP...WA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 434 PM PDT SUN AUG 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 PDT ON AUGUST 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH -MONDAY. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE FIRE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT BUT ERRATIC WINDS. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL FINALLY MOVE EAST OF THE FIRE AREA ON MONDAY. MID-LEVEL HAINES VALUES OF 5 TO 6 WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY. COOLER WEATHER WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE AREA WITH DEEP ONSHORE FLOW. 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.....88-91. MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1400. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............63 65 73 81 87 90 RH..............53 51 44 37 31 28 20 FT WIND......VRB 0-2 VRB 0-2 VRB 1-3 NW 1-2 NW 2-4 NW 4-7 MAX GUST.....3 3 4 4 8 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59. MAX HUMIDITY........64-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BY 2200. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88. MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY 1400. .OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... AREAS OF NIGHT AND MORNING CLOUDS...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS COOLING FROM AROUND 80 WEDNESDAY TO 75 BY FRIDAY. LOWS 50 TO 55. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 50. MAXIMUM RH 85 TO 95. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...FBAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100815.HILLT.01/PQR