FNUS76 KPQR 042227 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT MOUNTAIN FIRE...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 325 PM PDT SAT SEP 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...A LITTLE COOLER SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH SUNDAY. COOL NORTH FLOW ALOFT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WILL HELP KEEP DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IN FACT...IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER SUNDAY COMPARED TO TODAY. THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS LABOR DAY. THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH SHOULD REACH THE MCKENZIE DISTRICT LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE PROGRESS OF THIS LOW. WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS ARE A POSSIBILITY TUESDAY. LONGER RANGE MODELS KEEP THE COOL UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. THE WILLAMETTE NF WILL LIKELY SEE MORE RAINFALL WEDNESDAY. THE EARLY FALL PATTERN PERSISTS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER POTENTIAL WETTING RAIN SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND. 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. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 62 LOWEST. MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH...STRONGEST ON EXPOSED RIDGES. SLOPE/VALLEY - LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN UP-SLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH PARTIALLY-SHELTERED AND OPEN AREAS. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN NORTH. MID-LEVEL HAINES....3 (VERY LOW). TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............37-42 48-53 53-58 55-62 55-62 RH..............90-100 70-80 55-65 50-60 50-60 20 FT WIND......NW-N 4-8 NW-N 4-8 NW 6-11 NW 7-12 NW 7-12 MAX GUST..... 12 12 20 22 22 ***FORECAST WIND IS FOR RIDGE-TOPS. EXPECT UP-SLOPE CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. USE THE APPROPRIATE WIND REDUCTION FACTOR FOR THE AREA OF CONCERN.*** .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - NORTHWEST TO NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. WIND BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. SLOPE/VALLEY - UP-SLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. WIND BECOMING DOWN-SLOPE 2 TO 7 MPH BY DARK. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH. MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW). .LABOR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 69 LOWEST. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE-TOP - NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SLOPE/VALLEY - LIGHT WIND THROUGH THE MORNING THEN UP-SLOPE OR UP-VALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH EXPOSED OR PARTIALLY-SHELTERED AREAS. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MID-LEVEL HAINES....3 (VERY LOW). .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 48. HIGHS 55 TO 62. MINIMUM RH 60 TO 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WIND. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 43 TO 49. HIGHS 53 TO 60. MINIMUM RH 65 TO 75 PERCENT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH RIDGE-TOP WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 48. HIGHS 58 TO 65. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 55 PERCENT. WEST TO NORTHWEST RIDGE-TOP WIND 6 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...HEIDI GILLESPIE REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100904.SCOTT.01/PQR