FNUS76 KPQR 122251 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT MOUNTAIN FIRE...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 351 PM PDT SUN SEP 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STABLE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP MOST OF THE DISTRICT DRY AND MILD. THE UPPER FLOW BACKS TO SOUTH BRIEFLY LATE MON AND TUE...CREATING A SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS. COULD SEE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE CREST IN ZONE 608 IN THE EVENING...BUT BEST CHANCE REMAINS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. NEXT FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE DISTRICT LATER WEDNESDAY...BUT BEST THREAT OF RAIN REMAINS ON THE COAST. GENERALLY REMAINING DRY INLAND INTO THURSDAY. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT)....... RIDGES.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH TIL 2100...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE. AFTER 0200...DRAINAGE 3-4 MPH. VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH TIL 2000...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE. MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH TIL 2100...THEN EASING TO 1-3 MPH. DETAILED WEATHER FOR TONIGHT... TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER (%) 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% TEMP........... 63 56 50 46 42 38 RH............. 49% 74% 88% 94% 95% 98% 20 FT WIND..... NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 NE 1 NE 2 NE 2 MAX GUST..... 10 10 5 3 6 6 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TIL 1400...THEN PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR WEAK THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1600. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ RIDGES.......LIGHT UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH TIL NOON...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH. VALLEY.......CALM WINDS...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH BY 1100. MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW). TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY LATE MORNING. LAL.................1 TIL 1400...THEN LAL 2. DETAILED WEATHER FOR MONDAY... TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER (%) 0% 0% 1% 4% 15% 25% TEMP........... 37 45 54 63 67 68 RH............. 94% 78% 60% 50% 45% 40% 20 FT WIND..... NE 2 SE 2 S 3 NW 3 NW 4 NW 4 MAX GUST..... 3 5 6 6 10 9 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR WEAK THUNDERSTORM TIL 2200...THEN CLEARING. CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44. MAX HUMIDITY........88-95 PERCENT. WINDS (20 FT)....... RIDGES.....NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH TIL 2100...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE. AFTER 0200...DRAINAGE 3-4 MPH. VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH TIL 2000...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE. MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW). TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3-7 MPH TIL 2100...THEN EASING TO 1-3 MPH. LAL.................2 TIL 2100...THEN LAL 1. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 73. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ RIDGES.......LIGHT UPSLOPE 2-3 MPH TIL NOON...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH. VALLEY.......CALM WINDS...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-3 MPH BY 1100. MID-LEVEL HAINES....4 (LOW). TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BY LATE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...HEIDI GILLESPIE REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100912.SCOTT.01/PQR