FNUS76 KPQR 150316
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK BASIN RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
816 PM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OFFSHORE...
AND WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE COAST TODAY. RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD SLOWLY INLAND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW
WILL LINGER OFF THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... PUSHING A SERIES
OF WET DISTURBANCES ONSHORE THROUGH SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THE TIMING OF
EACH DISTURBANCE IS UNCERTAIN...THERE IS A GOOD DEGREE OF
CONFIDENCE THAT WETTING RAINS WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE FIRE
AREA BY THE END OF THE 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.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.OAKBA.01/PQR